重
zhòngTraditional: 重
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Translation
heavy, important; (chóng) again
Stroke order
重
Examples
。
This matter is very important.
。
We have to start again.
。
The situation is very serious.
箱。
This box is very heavy.
病。
His illness is serious.
重 has two readings: zhòng for heavy or important (重要, 严重), and chóng for again or repeat (重新). Context and the following morpheme decide which tone to use.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 重.
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