沉
重

Heavy in Chinese: 沉重 (chén zhòng)

chén zhòng

heavy

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1heavy
  2. 2hard
  3. 3serious
  4. 4critical

Stroke order

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沉
重

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄨㄥˋ

zhòng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他背着沉重的书包上学。

    tā bèi zhe chén zhòng de shū bāo shàng xué。

    He goes to school carrying a heavy backpack.

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Related words

重

zhòng

heavy

沉

chén

to submerge

重要

zhòng yào

important

严重

yán zhòng

grave

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

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

重复

chóng fù

to repeat

重量

zhòng liàng

weight

重大

zhòng dà

great

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