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沉重

chén zhòng · chen zhong

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)行李箱(xínglixiāng)看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)沉重(chénzhòng)。

    Dengdeng, your suitcase looks very heavy.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)搬不动(bānbùdòng)了(le)。

    Yes, I can hardly lift it.

  3. Liangliang

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is inside?

  4. Dengdeng

    十本(shíběn)书(shū)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)火车(huǒchē)上(shàng)看(kàn)。

    Ten books. I want to read them on the train.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)带(dài)书(shū)了(le)，看(kàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You brought books last time too. Did you read them?

  6. Dengdeng

    没(méi)看(kàn)。所以(suǒyǐ)每次(měicì)行李(xíngli)都(dōu)这么(zhème)沉重(chénzhòng)。

    No. That's why my luggage is always this heavy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)脚(jiǎo)步(bù)沉(chén)重(zhòng)地(de)落(luò)在(zài)木(mù)地(dì)板(bǎn)上(shàng)。

Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)未(wèi)曾(céng)说(shuō)出(chū)口(kǒu)的(de)话(huà)，份(fèn)量(liàng)沉(chén)重(zhòng)。

The weight of our unspoken words is heavy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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沉
chén

to submerge; to immerse

重
zhòng

heavy; serious

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