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严重
yán zhòng
serious, severe
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What does 严重 mean?
严重 (pinyin: yán zhòng) means serious, severe. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 严重
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 严 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 重
The characters of 严重
| 严 | yán | component character |
| 重 | chóng | heavy; important (HSK 5) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 原来 | yuán lái | originally, actually |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | include |
| 往 | wǎng | toward, to go toward |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology, technique |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persist, to persevere |
| 座 | zuò | seat, place |
Full HSK 4 list · Translate a sentence with 严重
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