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重型

zhòngxíng

heavy-duty; heavy type

A big sandy heavy truck drives along a winding road between steep red cliffs
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Characters in this word

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

型 xíng

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
刑 punishment, penalty 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 山区道路不适合重型车辆长时间通行,否则会加剧路面沉降和边坡风险。 Shānqū dàolù bù shìhé zhòngxíng chēliàng chángshíjiān tōngxíng, fǒuzé huì jiājù lùmiàn chénjiàng hé biānpō fēngxiǎn. Mountain roads are not suitable for prolonged use by heavy vehicles, otherwise road subsidence and slope risks will worsen.
  • 老桥承受不住重量,禁止重型卡车通行。 Lǎo qiáo chéngshòu búzhù zhòngliàng, jìnzhǐ zhòngxíng kǎchē tōngxíng. The old bridge cannot bear the weight, so heavy trucks are not allowed to pass.
  • 工厂购买了一台重型机器,来提高生产效率。 Gōngchǎng gòumǎile yì tái zhòngxíng jīqì, lái tígāo shēngchǎn xiàolǜ. The factory bought a heavy machine to raise production efficiency.

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