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严重 yán zhòng

HSK 4 word · traditional 嚴重

Meanings

• grave; serious; severe; critical

Characters

• 严 yán: tight (closely sealed)
• 重 zhòng, chóng: heavy

Example sentences

严重吗？
Is it serious?
Tatoeba #332870 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

这个问题很严重。
It is a serious problem.
Tatoeba #2051009 by fercheung (CC BY 2.0 FR)

这是很严重的病。
It's a very serious illness.
Tatoeba #5780588 by verdastelo9604 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).