终极
zhōng jí
Pinyin

Definition

终极
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zhōng jí
  1. ultimate
  2. final

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

年终
nián zhōng
  1. 1 end of the year
最终
zuì zhōng
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 ultimate
极
jí
  1. 1 extremely
  2. 2 pole (geography, physics)
  3. 3 utmost
  4. 4 top
终于
zhōng yú
  1. 1 at last
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 finally
  4. 4 eventually
北极
běi jí
  1. 1 the North Pole
  2. 2 the Arctic Pole
  3. 3 the north magnetic pole
北极熊
běi jí xióng
  1. 1 polar bear
南极
nán jí
  1. 1 south pole
始终
shǐ zhōng
  1. 1 from beginning to end
  2. 2 all along
年终奖
nián zhōng jiǎng
  1. 1 year-end bonus
极其
jí qí
  1. 1 extremely
极力
jí lì
  1. 1 to make a supreme effort
  2. 2 at all costs
极品
jí pǐn
  1. 1 best quality
  2. 2 item of the highest quality
  3. 3 (slang) outrageous
  4. 4 annoying in the extreme
  5. 5 gross
  6. 6 person with these qualities
极度
jí dù
  1. 1 extremely
极为
jí wéi
  1. 1 extremely
  2. 2 exceedingly
极端
jí duān
  1. 1 extreme
极致
jí zhì
  1. 1 peak
  2. 2 pinnacle
  3. 3 ultimate
极限
jí xiàn
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 extreme boundary
极点
jí diǎn
  1. 1 extreme point
  2. 2 pole
  3. 3 the origin (in polar coordinates)
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
无极
Wú jí
  1. 1 Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊地區|石家庄地区[Shí jiā zhuāng dì qū], Hebei
  2. 2 The Promise (name of film by Chen Kaige)

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
  1. 1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
  1. 1 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
  1. 1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
  2. 2 to exchange marriage vows
忧苦以终
yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng
  1. 1 worried to death (idiom)
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
有情人终成眷属
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ
  1. 1 love will find a way (idiom)
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi
  1. 1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lu:4
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
为德不终
wéi dé bù zhōng
  1. 1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
穷奢极侈
qióng shē jí chǐ
  1. 1 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù
  1. 1 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance

Sample Sentences

导演拍电影的终极追求肯定是源于原作，高于原作。
dǎoyǎn pāidiànyǐng de zhōngjí zhuīqiú kěndìng shì yuányú yuánzuò ，gāoyú yuánzuò 。
The ultimate pursuit of a filmmaker is to produce original works yet better than the original.
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你是说 《 千与千寻 》？宫崎骏系列的是套装的终极收藏版，你肯定喜欢！
nǐ shì shuō 《 Qiānyǔqiānxún 》？Gōngqíjùn xìliè de shì tàozhuāng de zhōngjí shōucáng bǎn ，nǐ kěndìng xǐhuan ！
Are you talking about ``Spirited Away?" Hayao Miyazaki's final collection. You're sure to like it!
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