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title: "Jiwei Meaning: 极为 (jíwéi) Means “extremely”"
description: "极为 (traditional 極為, jíwéi) means “extremely; exceedingly”. Hear its tones, see what 极 and 为 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiwei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 极为 mean?

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极为 jíwéi

## extremely; exceedingly

## Its characters

1. 极 jí extremely
2. 为 wéi to act as

## In a sentence

这个问题极为重要。 This issue is extremely important.

他写的兵法一共十三篇，只有六千字左右，却被看作中国古代**极为**重要的军事著作。

From [《孙子兵法》说了什么？ · Sun Tzu's Art of War: what does it say?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sun-tzu-art-of-war-what-does-it-say#library-word-447-449)

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## More words with 极 or 为

- [北极 běijí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiji)
- [成为 chéngwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengwei)
- [分为 fēnwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenwei)
- [较为 jiàowéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaowei)
- [极端 jíduān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiduan)
- [积极 jījí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiji)
- [极限 jíxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixian)
- [认为 rènwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renwei)
- [视为 shìwéi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwei)
- [为此 wèicǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weici)

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