No. 553 in Chinese
极
"极" means "extreme," "utmost," or "pole" (as in the geographic poles).
In a sentence
这个景色美极了！
This scenery is extremely beautiful!
'极' here is used as an adverb to intensify the adjective 'beautiful', implying 'extremely'.
他做事认真，极有责任感。
He does things carefully and is extremely responsible.
'极' serves as an adverb to modify the adjective 'responsible', indicating a high degree.
极少有人能完成这样的任务。
Very few people can complete such a task.
'极' is used here as an adverb to emphasize the rarity implied by '少', meaning 'extremely few'.
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