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激烈

Mandarin · pinyin jī liè

(of competition or fighting) intense
fierce
(of pain) acute
(of an expression of opinion) impassioned
vehement
(of a course of action) drastic
extreme

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激: jī · arouse, excite, incite; quickly
烈: liè · fiery, violent, vehement, ardent

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1–4 · ji1 lie4

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adj

intense; acute; sharp; fierce; spirited; strong; violent; harsh
roused; impassioned

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