Usage note
激烈表示很强烈、很紧张。
jī liè biǎo shì hěn qiáng liè 、 hěn jǐn zhāng。
激烈 means intense or fierce.
Context note
激烈常用于比赛、讨论和竞争。
jī liè cháng yòng yú bǐ sài 、 tǎo lùn hé jìng zhēng。
It is often used with competitions, discussions, and rivalry.
5 examples
比赛很激烈。
bǐ sài hěn jī liè。
The competition is very intense.
大家激烈讨论。
dà jiā jī liè tǎo lùn。
Everyone debated intensely.
竞争很激烈。
jìng zhēng hěn jī liè。
Competition is fierce.
这场球赛很激烈。
zhè chǎng qiú sài hěn jī liè。
This ball game is very intense.
激烈的争论结束了。
jī liè de zhēng lùn jié shù le。
The intense argument ended.
5 mini stories
老师说，这次比赛会很激烈。
lǎo shī shuō， zhè cì bǐ sài huì hěn jī liè。
The teacher said this competition would be intense.
他们激烈地争论起来。
tā men jī liè dì zhēng lùn qǐ lái。
They argued intensely.
激烈的竞争让人更努力。
jī liè de jìng zhēng ràng rén gèng nǔ lì。
Intense competition makes people work harder.
这次活动的气氛很激烈。
zhè cì huó dòng de qì fēn hěn jī liè。
The atmosphere of this event was intense.
激烈不一定是坏事。
jī liè bù yí dìng shì huài shì。
Intensity is not necessarily a bad thing.
Mini dialogue
足球比赛
A
昨天的足球比赛激烈吗？
Zuótiān de zúqiú bǐsài jīliè ma?
Was yesterday's football match intense?
B
非常激烈，比分一直很接近。
Fēicháng jīliè, bǐfēn yīzhí hěn jiējìn.
Very intense, the score was very close the whole time.
课堂讨论
A
你们在讨论什么？
Nǐmen zài tǎolùn shénme?
What are you discussing?
B
我们在激烈地讨论哪个动物跑得最快。
Wǒmen zài jīliè de tǎolùn nǎge dòngwù pǎo de zuì kuài.
We are having an intense discussion about which animal runs the fastest.
Related words and contrasts
similar
猛烈
měngliè
fierce
Both describe strong force, but 猛烈 is often used for natural forces like wind or fire.
opposite
温和
wēnhé
gentle
温和 means mild or gentle, the opposite of intense.
related
热烈
rèliè
warm, enthusiastic
热烈 describes a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere, while 激烈 is more about intense competition or debate.