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沉重

chénzhòng

heavy

A person carrying a huge bundle
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Characters in this word

沉 chén

Strokes
7
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 冗 excessive
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

重 zhòng

Strokes
9
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
千 thousand 里 inside
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 包很沉重。 Bāo hěn chénzhòng. The bag is very heavy.
  • 心情很沉重。 Xīnqíng hěn chénzhòng. The mood feels very heavy.
  • 脚步很沉重。 Jiǎobù hěn chénzhòng. The steps feel very heavy.

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