极了

極了

jíle

phrase #575

Meanings

1 extremely (suffix)

Characters

extreme; utmost

particle indicating completion/change

Examples

这个蛋糕好吃极了。

Zhège dàngāo hǎochī jí le.

This cake is extremely delicious.

今天热极了。

Jīntiān rè jí le.

It's extremely hot today.

他高兴极了。

Tā gāoxìng jí le.

He was extremely happy.

Tips

grammar

极了 comes after an adjective: adjective + 极了. Similar to 非常 but more emphatic and colloquial.

mistakes

Don't confuse with 极 alone. 极了 always follows an adjective as a complement, not before it.

Stroke Order

极 jí

了 le