cực

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cực means pole; terminal.

Chinese characters: 極

Meanings of cực in English

Noun

pole
- cực dương/âma cathode / anode
terminal

Adverb

colloquial extremely; utterly; extraordinarily
- cực hayexquisite
- vui cựcso, so fun

Adjective

miserable; unhappy
- Thân tao cực lắm!Boy, does my life suck!
- Cực chẳng đã !God, my life sucks!

Words with cực

Idioms and sayings with cực

bĩ cực thái lai — it is always darkest before the dawn

Example sentences with cực

Tom trở nên nổi tiếng cực nhanh. Tom became famous very quickly.
Họ thích thời tiết cực lạnh ở Alaska. They like the extreme cold of Alaska.
Bộ phim này chán cực. This movie is incredibly boring.
Tôi đã quyết định làm việc cực lực hơn. I have made up my mind to work harder.
Hôm nay cực nóng. Today it's quite hot.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極 (“pole; extremity; extreme”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cực mean in English?

cực (noun) means "pole; terminal".

How do you pronounce cực?

IPA: Hanoi [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kɨk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: cực — heavy tone (nặng).

Is cực a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cực is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 極.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.