烈
liè HSK3

fiery, intense

烈 liè
intense adjective
strong, fierce, or violent, especially regarding fire, sunlight, wind, or alcohol

这瓶白酒的酒劲很烈。

zhè píng bái​jiǔ de jiǔ​jìn hěn liè.

This bottle of liquor is very strong.

exploits noun
notable achievements, merits, or heroic deeds

先辈的功烈将永载史册。

xiān​bèi de gōng liè jiāng yǒng zǎi shǐ​cè.

The great achievements of our ancestors will be recorded in history forever.

martyrdom adjective
to give one's life for a noble or heroic cause

他为了正义事业英勇就烈，受人敬仰。

tā wèi​le zhèng​yì shì​yè yīng​yǒng jiù liè, shòu rén jìng​yǎng.

He died heroically for the cause of justice and is respected by all.

upright adjective
firm, stern, or uncompromising in character; ardent and principled

他的性格刚烈，绝不向恶势力低头。

tā de xìng​gé gāng liè, jué bù xiàng è shì​li dī​tóu.

He has an unyielding character and will never bow to evil forces.

Frequency
Character
Written text
802nd most common 226.1 per million
Movie subtitles
1,275th most common 62.2 per million appears in 29% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.19 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
8.67 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+70C8

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)