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严重

yán zhòng · yan zhong

Traditional 嚴重

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. grave
  2. serious
  3. severe
  4. critical
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Heavy traffic

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)很(hěn)严重(yánzhòng)。

    The traffic jam on the road today is very serious.

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)多(duō)严重(yánzhòng)？

    How serious?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)开了(kāile)一个半小时(yīgebànxiǎoshí)，才(cái)走了(zǒule)三公里(sāngōnglǐ)。

    I drove for an hour and a half and only went three kilometres.

  4. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)严重(yánzhòng)！你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)？

    That serious! Why didn't you take the subway?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)不会(bùhuì)这么(zhème)严重(yánzhòng)。

    I thought it wouldn't be this serious.

  6. Dengdeng

    下次(xiàcì)如果(rúguǒ)这么(zhème)严重(yánzhòng)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)。

    Next time if it's this serious, take the subway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

考(kǎo)试(shì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)我(wǒ)犯(fàn)了(le)很(hěn)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)。

I made an awful mistake in the test.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

俄(é)罗(luó)斯(sī)面(miàn)临(lín)着(zhe)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)财(cái)政(zhèng)困(kùn)难(nán)。

Russia is facing great financial difficulties.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by shanghainese · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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