加
重

To make heavier in Chinese: 加重 (jiā zhòng)

jiā zhòng

to make heavier

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make heavier
  2. 2to emphasize
  3. 3(of an illness etc) to become more serious
  4. 4to aggravate (a bad situation)
  5. 5to increase (a burden, punishment etc)

Stroke order

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加
重

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄓㄨㄥˋ

zhòng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 熬夜会加重你的病情。

    áo yè huì jiā zhòng nǐ de bìng qíng。

    Staying up late will worsen your illness.

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Related words

重

zhòng

heavy

加

jiā

to add

参加

cān jiā

to participate

重要

zhòng yào

important

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

严重

yán zhòng

grave

增加

zēng jiā

to raise

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

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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