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强烈 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qiáng liè slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
强烈形容感觉或意见非常强。
Qiángliè xíngróng gǎnjué huò yìjiàn fēicháng qiáng.
Intense describes a feeling or opinion that is very strong.
Context note
他强烈反对这个决定。
Tā qiángliè fǎnduì zhège juédìng.
He strongly opposed this decision.
5 examples
太阳光很强烈，要戴帽子。
tài yáng guāng hěn qiáng liè， yào dài mào zi。
The sunlight is intense; wear a hat.
她强烈喜欢画画。
tā qiáng liè xǐ huan huà huà。
She intensely likes painting.
风很强烈，把树叶吹走了。
fēng hěn qiáng liè， bǎ shù yè chuī zǒu le。
The wind is intense and blew the leaves away.
他强烈要求参加比赛。
tā qiáng liè yāo qiú cān jiā bǐ sài。
He intensely requested to join the competition.
这种味道很强烈。
zhè zhǒng wèi dào hěn qiáng liè。
This smell is intense.
5 mini stories
今天的阳光很强烈，小明戴了太阳镜。
jīn tiān de yáng guāng hěn qiáng liè， xiǎo míng dài le tài yáng jìng。
Today's sunlight is intense; Xiao Ming wore sunglasses.
他强烈希望得到第一名。他努力练习。
tā qiáng liè xī wàng dé dào dì yī míng。 tā nǔ lì liàn xí。
He intensely hopes to get first place. He practices hard.
妈妈强烈反对吃太多糖。对牙齿不好。
mā ma qiáng liè fǎn duì chī tài duō táng。 duì yá chǐ bù hǎo。
Mom intensely opposes eating too much candy. It's bad for teeth.
暴风雨很强烈，大家待在家里。
bào fēng yǔ hěn qiáng liè， dà jiā dài zài jiā lǐ。
The storm is intense; everyone stays at home.
他强烈喜欢音乐，每天弹钢琴。
tā qiáng liè xǐ huan yīn yuè， měi tiān tán gāng qín。
He intensely likes music and plays the piano every day.