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严重 (yán zhòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

严重 (yán zhòng) is a Chinese word: serious. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 严重

形 xíng adjective

serious

他的病情很严重。

tā de bìng qíng hěn yán zhòng

His condition is very serious.

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Word breakdown

严 yán — severe, strict aspect

重 zhòng — grave, weighty aspect

Structure & writing
1 严 yán — tight; with no gaps

严 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 重 zhòng — heavy; of great weight (opposite of "轻")
Xpinyin
重 is a component in 1 characters

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