好极了
hǎojíleTraditional: 好极了
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Translation
wonderful, terrific, great
Word origin
A fixed phrase built from 好 (hǎo, good), the degree marker 极 (jí, extreme) and the sentence-final particle 了 (le), so the whole means 'good to the extreme'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 好 (hǎo, good) + 极 (jí, extreme) + 了 (le, particle)
Stroke order
好
极
了
Examples
！
This idea is wonderful!
。
The weather today is terrific.
，。
Hearing this news, he felt great.
菜。
The food you cooked is wonderful.
。
The holiday went wonderfully.
好极了 (hǎo jí le) is an exclamation meaning wonderful or terrific. The degree word 极了 stacks onto an adjective to push it to its highest pitch.
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