艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding syn 热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved syn 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice syn 生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to syn 天价 天價 tiān jià extremely expensive / sky-high price 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn 静悄悄 靜悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo extremely quiet syn 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc) / to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) syn 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù extremely few / a small minority 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 极小 極小 jí xiǎo minimal / extremely small 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! syn 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 大吉 dà jí very auspicious / extremely lucky syn 渊博 淵博 yuān bó erudite / profound / learned / extremely knowledgeable syn 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 愤愤 憤憤 fèn fèn extremely angry syn 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 筋疲力尽 筋疲力盡 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent 巨幅 jù fú extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc) 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom) / carrying lots of money / extremely wealthy / loaded syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate / fragile syn 生疼 shēng téng extremely painful syn 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié (idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly syn 毕恭毕敬 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful / extremely deferential syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 cǎn jué rén huán extremely tragic (idiom) / with unprecedented brutality syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 潘岳 pān yuè Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man" 高难 高難 gāo nán extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging syn 耄耋 mào dié extremely aged / gray and venerable 形影相吊 形影相弔 xíng yǐng xiāng diào with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely syn 连襟 連襟 lián jīn husbands of sisters / brothers-in-law / extremely close (of a relationship) syn 极有可能 極有可能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible / probable 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 耄 mào extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s) / octogenarian / nonagenarian 胆大包天 膽大包天 dǎn dà bāo tiān reckless / extremely daring syn 重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú tài shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter syn 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 气冲牛斗 氣衝牛斗 qì chōng niú dǒu (idiom) extremely angry / infuriated syn 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng bright as a multitude of stars (idiom) / extremely able talent 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation syn 毫厘不爽 毫釐不爽 háo lí bù shuǎng not to deviate an iota (idiom) / to be extremely accurate syn 毫发不爽 毫髮不爽 háo fà bù shuǎng not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom) / to be extremely accurate 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 至关重要 至關重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential syn 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn 