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HSK 4 · HSK VOCABULARY 严重 yánzhòng
grave
Character structure 形
HSK 4
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary ＋ Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning02 Examples03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 严重 严重 (yánzhòng) is an HSK 4 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is grave ; depending on context, it can also mean serious or severe. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 grave
02 serious
03 severe
04 critical
严重吗？ Yán zhòng ma？ Is it serious?
▶ Listen 这是很严重的病。 Zhè shì hěn yán zhòng de bìng。 It's a very serious illness.
▶ Listen 这个问题有多严重？ Zhè ge wèn tí yǒu duō yán zhòng？ How serious is the problem?
▶ Listen 03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 严
严 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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重
重 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 严重 grave before one's eyes; now; at present
Listen ▶ Listen 严重 眼前 眼前
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 眼前 Quick check 眼前 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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