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严重

yánzhòng

serious

A person beside a cracked vase
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Characters in this word

严 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
一 — one
Made of
亚 Asia 厂 cliff

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

  • 问题很严重。 Wèntí hěn yánzhòng. The problem is very serious.
  • 病情严重。 Bìngqíng yánzhòng. The illness is serious.
  • 这事不严重。 Zhè shì bù yánzhòng. This matter is not serious.

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