(yán zhòng) - serious, severe in Mandarin

yánzhòng

Traditional: 嚴重

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Translation

serious, severe

Word origin

A compound of 严 (yán, 'strict, severe') and 重 (zhòng, 'heavy, serious'), so the whole means 'grave, severe'. 重 is a pictograph-derived character depicting a person carrying a heavy load.

Origin: compound
Root: 严 (yán, 'strict') + 重 (zhòng, 'heavy, serious')

Stroke order

严

重

Examples

。

This is a serious problem.

。

This problem is very serious.

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This matter is more serious than I thought.

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The situation is more serious than imagined.

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He is seriously ill.

严重 (yán zhòng) means serious or severe.

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This word is part of lesson 19.