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危重
wēi zhòng
Pinyin
Definition
危重
-
wēi zhòng
critically ill
Character Decomposition
危
⺈
厂
乚
㇆
重
㇒
十
里
Related Words
(20)
严重
yán zhòng
1
grave
2
serious
3
severe
4
critical
重
chóng
1
to repeat
2
repetition
3
again
4
re-
5
classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
1
again
2
once more
3
re-
重要
zhòng yào
1
important
2
significant
3
major
保重
bǎo zhòng
1
to take care of oneself
加重
jiā zhòng
1
to make heavier
2
to emphasize
3
(of an illness etc) to become more serious
4
to aggravate (a bad situation)
5
to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
危害
wēi hài
1
to jeopardize
2
to harm
3
to endanger
4
harmful effect
5
damage
6
CL:個|个[gè]
危机
wēi jī
1
crisis
2
CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
1
danger
2
dangerous
厚重
hòu zhòng
1
thick
2
heavy
3
thickset (body)
4
massive
5
generous
6
extravagant
7
profound
8
dignified
多重
duō chóng
1
multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
尊重
zūn zhòng
1
to esteem
2
to respect
3
to honor
4
to value
5
eminent
6
serious
7
proper
慎重
shèn zhòng
1
cautious
2
careful
3
prudent
比重
bǐ zhòng
1
proportion
2
specific gravity
沉重
chén zhòng
1
heavy
2
hard
3
serious
4
critical
注重
zhù zhòng
1
to pay attention to
2
to emphasize
珍重
zhēn zhòng
1
precious
2
extremely valuable
3
(honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
看重
kàn zhòng
1
to regard as important
2
to care about
稳重
wěn zhòng
1
steady
2
earnest
3
staid
自重
zì zhòng
1
to conduct oneself with dignity
2
to be dignified
3
deadweight
Idioms
(20)
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
1
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
1
totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
1
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
1
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
1
in imminent peril (idiom)
2
on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
1
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
1
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
2
in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
1
national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
1
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
1
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
1
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
2
reds under the beds
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
1
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
1
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
1
as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
2
to have a weight off one's mind
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