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加重

jiāzhòng

to increase in weight, to aggravate

A person bends under a pack as another sack is added
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Characters in this word

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
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

  • 长期熬夜会加重身体的疲劳感。 Chángqī áoyè huì jiāzhòng shēntǐ de píláogǎn. Staying up late for a long time will worsen the body's sense of fatigue.
  • 医生说他的病情加重了,需要住院治疗。 Yīshēng shuō tā de bìngqíng jiāzhòng le, xūyào zhùyuàn zhìliáo. The doctor said his condition had worsened and he needs hospital treatment.
  • 老师不想加重学生的负担,所以少留了作业。 Lǎoshī bù xiǎng jiāzhòng xuésheng de fùdān, suǒyǐ shǎo liú le zuòyè. The teacher didn't want to add to the students' burden, so she assigned less homework.

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