烈 liè — ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
太阳火辣辣的，阳光很强烈。Tài yáng huǒ là là de, yáng guāng hěn qiáng liè.The sun is scorching, and the sunlight is very intense.
Common words: 强烈 (qiáng liè)、热烈 (rè liè)、激烈 (jī liè)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "intense"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "intense", including 烈 (liè), 隆 (lōng / lóng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "intense" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 烈 (liè), 隆 (lōng / lóng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span liè, lōng, lóng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 烈 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 烈 lièardent; intense; split; crack; rendUseful words: 强烈, 热烈
- 隆 lōng / lóngsound of drums; grand; intense; prosperous; start (a fire)Useful words: 隆重, 兴隆
Common words for these 2 "intense" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 烈 (liè) — so "intense" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense热烈rè lièenthusiastic; ardent; warm激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned隆重lóng zhònggrand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn兴隆xīng lóngprosperous; thriving; flourishing克隆kè lóng(biology) (loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "intense".
隆 lōng / lóng — sound of drums; grand; intense; prosperous; start (a fire)
这家新店的开张典礼很隆重。Zhè jiā xīn diàn de kāi zhāng diǎn lǐ hěn lóng zhòng.The grand opening of this new shop was very ceremonious.
Common words: 隆重 (lóng zhòng)、兴隆 (xīng lóng)、克隆 (kè lóng)
All 2 characters
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