kek6 lit6劇烈剧烈
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Yalekehk liht
Definition
Intense, severe, acute, or strenuous.
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How it's used
Focuses on intensity or severity, often describing physical actions, changes, or sensations that are sudden and powerful. While it can describe abstract concepts like competition or change, it is most commonly paired with physical activities or physiological reactions. It carries a sense of forcefulness that implies a departure from a calm or steady state.
Examples
He is very tired after doing strenuous exercise.
Your heart is beating so violently, are you feeling unwell?
Related words
Common phrases
strenuous exercise
severe headache
intense competition
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe people who are just very active or energetic, as it specifically refers to the intensity of an action or a physical state rather than a personality trait.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
