HSK 5 · Adjectives

热烈 rèliè “enthusiastic” in Chinese

Traditional 熱烈

What 热烈 means

  1. enthusiastic
  2. ardent
  3. warm

How to say 热烈

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale热rè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale烈liè4th tone, falling

热烈 in a sentence

  1. 我受到了热烈欢迎。

    Wǒ shòudào le rèliè huānyíng.

    I was given a warm welcome.

    Sentence #465873 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他的演说赢得了观众热烈的掌声。

    Tā de yǎnshuō yíngdé le guānzhòng rèliè de zhǎngshēng.

    His speech won warm applause from the audience.

    Sentence #386568 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 国王的肖像揭晓，收获了热烈的掌声。

    Guówáng de xiàoxiàng jiēxiǎo, shōuhuò le rèliè de zhǎngshēng.

    The king’s portrait was unveiled to warm applause.

    Sentence #13175454 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 热烈 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 热 (rè) with each of its parts in a different colour
热rèto warm up
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.

The character 烈 (liè) with each of its parts in a different colour
烈lièardent
  • 列a line · lièSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 列 (liè) hints at the sound. Compare it with liè.

How to write 热烈

热 10 strokes · 烈 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

热烈 (rèliè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 热烈 (rèliè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 热烈

Words with 热

热rè · hot热情rèqíng · cordial热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic亲热qīnrè · affectionate热门rèmén · popular炎热yánrè · scorching hot (weather)热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears

Words with 烈

激烈jīliè · (of competition or fighting) intense强烈qiángliè · strong剧烈jùliè · violent猛烈měngliè · fierce壮烈zhuàngliè · heroic兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits

More words: Adjectives

勤奋qínfèn · hardworking青qīng · green清淡qīngdàn · light (of food全面quánmiàn · comprehensive弱ruò · weak傻shǎ · foolish善良shànliáng · good and honest深刻shēnkè · profound

FAQs

热烈 (rèliè) means “enthusiastic” or “ardent”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it rèliè: rè with a 4th tone, then liè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 热烈 is written 熱烈. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type relie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 热烈 from the suggestions. Typing relie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
热烈 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.