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 富有 fù yǒu rich / wealthy / affluent / to be rich in / to be replete with 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 有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off / wealthy syn 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 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 大款 dà kuǎn very wealthy person syn 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 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 热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved syn 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 公子哥儿 公子哥兒 gōng zǐ gē r pampered son of a wealthy family 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 阔佬 闊佬 kuò lǎo wealthy person / millionaire 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 万贯 萬貫 wàn guàn ten thousand strings of cash / very wealthy / millionaire 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 财神爷 財神爺 cái shén yé god of wealth / very wealthy man syn 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié (idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly syn 愤愤 憤憤 fèn fèn extremely angry syn 富国 富國 fù guó rich country / make the country wealthy (political slogan) 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 富婆 fù pó wealthy woman 煞是 shà shì extremely / very syn 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 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 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" 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 富 fù rich / abundant / wealthy 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) 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 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 郅 zhì extremely / very 耄 mào extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s) / octogenarian / nonagenarian 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 富国强兵 富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom) / slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times / Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei) syn 芝兰之室 芝蘭之室 zhī lán zhī shì lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom) / fig. in wealthy and pleasant company 貂裘换酒 貂裘換酒 diāo qiú huàn jiǔ lit. to trade a fur coat for wine (idiom) / fig. (of wealthy people) to lead a dissolute and extravagant life 大家闺秀 大家閨秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family / unmarried daughter of a noble house 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 