绝 [jué]

• 动词
  • （断绝） cut off; sever:
  • （断绝） cut off; sever:

    cut off his retreat;

    绝其后路

    prolonged applause;

    掌声不绝

• 形容词
  • （完全没有了; 穷尽; 净尽） exhausted; used up; finished:

    have run out of ammunition and provisions;

    弹尽粮绝

    kill all; wipe out the whole lot;

    斩尽杀绝

  • （走不通的; 没有出路的） desperate; hopeless:

    hopeless situation; impasse

    绝境

  • （独一无二; 特别出色） unique; superb; matchless:

    thump the table and praise the excellence of a thing;

    拍案叫绝

    Her calligraphy as well as her painting can be rated as superb works of art.

    她的书画可称双绝。

  • （确定; 肯定） leaving no leeway; making no allowance; uncompromising:

    don't be too definitive in what you say;

    不要把话说绝

    He disagreed, but he didn't say anything definitive.

    他尽管不同意， 但是没有把话说绝。

• 副词
  • （极; 最） extremely; most:

    most; the overwhelming majority;

    绝大多数

    an egregious error; a grievous fault;

    绝大的错误

  • （用在否定词前面: 绝对） absolutely; in the least; by any means; on any account:

    absolutely impossible [unbelievable];

    绝不可能 [信]

    by no means fortuitous;

    绝非偶然

• 名词
  • （绝句） jueju, a poem of four lines