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严重

yán zhòngㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: NGHIÊM TRỌNG

Traditional: 嚴重

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)

grave; serious; severe; critical

Examples

  • 他的病很严重。

    tā de bìng hěn yán zhòng.

    His illness is serious.

  • 这次的问题比较严重。

    zhè cì de wèn tí bǐ jiào yán zhòng.

    The problem this time is fairly serious.

  • 这个城市的空气污染很严重。

    zhè ge chéng shì de kōng qì wū rǎn hěn yán zhòng.

    Air pollution in this city is severe.

Easily confused

  • 严格 — 严重 means serious (bad degree); 严格 means strict.

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Stroke order

NGHIÊM · 7 strokes

surname Yan

TRỌNG · 9 strokes

to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer

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