严
重

Grave in Chinese: 严重 (yán zhòng)

yán zhòng

grave

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 嚴重2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1grave
  2. 2serious
  3. 3severe
  4. 4critical

Stroke order

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严
重

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄨㄥˋ

zhòng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

严重

Simplified

嚴重

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个问题很严重。

    zhè ge wèn tí hěn yán zhòng。

    It is a serious problem.

  • 我犯了严重错误。

    wǒ fàn le yán zhòng cuò wù。

    I made a serious mistake.

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Related words

重

zhòng

heavy

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

重要

zhòng yào

important

严格

yán gé

strict

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

重视

zhòng shì

to attach importance to sth

重新

chóng xīn

again

尊重

zūn zhòng

to esteem

严肃

yán sù

solemn

重复

chóng fù

to repeat

重量

zhòng liàng

weight

重大

zhòng dà

great

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