重
chóng
Pinyin

Definition

重
 - 
chóng
  1. to repeat
  2. repetition
  3. again
  4. re-
  5. classifier: layer
重
 - 
zhòng
  1. heavy
  2. serious
  3. to attach importance to

Character Decomposition

Compounds (9)

董
Dǒng
  1. 1 surname Dong
董
dǒng
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to direct
  3. 3 director
踵
zhǒng
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 to follow
  3. 3 heel
锺
zhōng
  1. 1 variant: 钟 zhōng
种
zhǒng
  1. 1 seed
  2. 2 species
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 type
  5. 5 classifier for types, kinds, sorts

Related Words (20)

严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
重
chóng
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 repetition
  3. 3 again
  4. 4 re-
  5. 5 classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
保重
bǎo zhòng
  1. 1 to take care of oneself

Idioms (20)

一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 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. 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. 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.

Sample Sentences

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。
tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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别客气！做生意不重要，做朋友才实在，对吧？
bié kèqi ！zuòshēngyi bù zhòngyào ，zuò péngyou cái shízài ，duì ba ？
It's ok! Doing business is not important as making friends. Right?
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运动员一次又一次地重复每个动作，直到符合要求为止。
yùndòngyuán yīcìyòuyīcì de chóngfù měigè dòngzuò ，zhídào fúhé yāoqiú wéizhǐ 。
The athlete repeats each action again and again until it meets the requirements.
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法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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武汉是全国抗击疫情的重中之重、决胜之地，目前中国疫情防控已取得阶段性重要成效。
Wǔhàn shì quánguó kàngjī yìqíng de zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng 、juéshèngzhīdì ，mùqián Zhōngguó yìqíng fángkòng yǐ qǔdé jiēduànxìng zhòngyào chéngxiào 。
Wuhan is the front line during the fight of this pandemic in the country. Currently, the prevention and control measures in China have gained important results at this stage.
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为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
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从“暂停”到“重启”，这是无数人翘首企盼的一幕。武汉，一度是新冠肺炎疫情的“风暴中心”，全市累计报告确诊病例50008例，病亡2572例。
cóng “zàntíng ”dào “chóngqǐ ”，zhèshì wúshù rén qiáoshǒuqǐpàn de yī mù 。Wǔhàn ，yīdù shì xīnguānfèiyán yìqíng de “fēngbàozhōngxīn ”，quánshì lěijì bàogào quèzhěn bìnglì wǔwànlíngbā lì ，bìngwáng liǎngqiānwǔbǎiqīshíèr lì 。
From "pause" to "restart", this is a scene which countless people are looking forward to. Wuhan, once was the "storm centre" of COVID-19 pandemic, has a total of 50,008 confirmed cases and 2,572 deaths reported.
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离主位越近的位子越重要。
lí zhǔwèi Yuè jìn de wèizi Yuè zhòngyào 。
The closer the seat is to the main seat, the more important the guest is.
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其实长相什么的真的不太重要，我只希望我以后的伴侣能对我诚实。
qíshí zhǎngxiàng shénmede zhēnde bùtài zhòngyào ，wǒ zhǐ xīwàng wǒ yǐhòu de bànlǚ néng duì wǒ chéngshí 。
To be honest, appearance doesn't matter that much. The only thing I hope is that my future partner is honest with me.
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好，我称一下重量。
hǎo ，wǒ chēng yīxià zhòngliàng 。
Okay, let me measure the weight.
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