太 tài highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely syn 死 sǐ to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned syn 极了 極了 jí le extremely / exceedingly syn 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 极 極 jí extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top syn 异常 異常 yì cháng unusual / abnormal / extremely / exceptionally syn 极度 極度 jí dù extremely syn 极其 極其 jí qí extremely syn 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance syn 万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part syn 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly syn 至极 至極 zhì jí extremely syn 不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn 极为 極為 jí wéi extremely / exceedingly syn 足足 zú zú fully / no less than / as much as / extremely syn 微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn 筋疲力尽 筋疲力盡 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding syn 动心 動心 dòng xīn to be moved / to be tempted syn 感触 感觸 gǎn chù one's thoughts and feelings / emotional stirring / moved / touched syn 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 绝顶 絕頂 jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit / peak / extremely / utterly syn 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc) / to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) syn 闻所未闻 聞所未聞 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of / an extremely rare and unprecedented event syn 不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely syn 巴巴 bā bā (suffix) very / extremely 渊博 淵博 yuān bó erudite / profound / learned / extremely knowledgeable syn 动容 動容 dòng róng to be emotionally moved syn 天价 天價 tiān jià extremely expensive / sky-high price 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 cǎn jué rén huán extremely tragic (idiom) / with unprecedented brutality syn 生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 静悄悄 靜悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo extremely quiet syn 不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely / awfully 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 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc / rueful / deeply moved 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 大吉 dà jí very auspicious / extremely lucky 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 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 毕恭毕敬 畢恭畢敬 bì gōng bì jìng reverent and respectful / extremely deferential syn 万般 萬般 wàn bān every kind / manifold / extremely syn 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! 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 高难 高難 gāo nán extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging syn 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 生疼 shēng téng extremely painful syn 巨幅 jù fú extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc) 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds 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 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié (idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly syn 农民工 農民工 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) 愤愤 憤憤 fèn fèn extremely angry syn 要死 yào sǐ extremely / awfully 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 甚为 甚為 shèn wéi very / extremely syn 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù extremely few / a small minority 极小 極小 jí xiǎo minimal / extremely small 之至 zhī zhì extremely 煞是 shà shì extremely / very syn 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 王明 wáng míng Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956 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 斗转星移 斗轉星移 dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3] 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" 空巢 kōng cháo empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out 耄耋 mào dié extremely aged / gray and venerable 杀 殺 shā to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely syn 贼 賊 zéi thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 穷 窮 qióng poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly syn 甚 shèn excessive / undue / to exceed / to be more than / very / extremely / (dialect) what / whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2]) syn 至关重要 至關重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential syn 有加 yǒu jiā extremely (placed after verb or adjective) 窝心 窩心 wō xīn aggrieved / dejected / (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc / to feel gratified / to feel warm inside syn 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely 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 胆大包天 膽大包天 dǎn dà bāo tiān reckless / extremely daring syn 崭 嶄 zhǎn towering / prominent / very / extremely / (dialect) marvelous / excellent syn 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 连襟 連襟 lián jīn husbands of sisters / brothers-in-law / extremely close (of a relationship) syn 感奋 感奮 gǎn fèn moved and inspired / fired with enthusiasm 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 极有可能 極有可能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible / probable 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 星移斗转 星移斗轉 xīng yí dǒu zhuǎn lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 斗轉星移|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2] 郅 zhì extremely / very 耄 mào extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s) / octogenarian / nonagenarian 歆 xīn pleased / moved 弥足珍贵 彌足珍貴 mí zú zhēn guì extremely precious / valuable syn 重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú tài shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter syn 过细 過細 guò xì extremely careful / meticulous / overattentive syn 齁 hōu to snore / thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food / (dialect) very / extremely 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng to shed tears of gratitude (idiom) / moved to tears syn 沦肌浃髓 淪肌浹髓 lún jī jiā suǐ lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom) / deeply affected / moved to the core 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 