重创
zhòngchuāng
to inflict heavy damage; to suffer a severe blow
Characters in this word
创 chuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 突如其来的金融危机重创了小型出口企业，使许多订单被迫取消。 Tūrúqílái de jīnróng wēijī zhòngchuāng le xiǎoxíng chūkǒu qǐyè, shǐ xǔduō dìngdān bèipò qǔxiāo. The sudden financial crisis dealt a heavy blow to small export firms, forcing many orders to be cancelled.
- 台风重创了沿海的渔业和农业，损失难以估计。 Táifēng zhòngchuāng le yánhǎi de yúyè hé nóngyè, sǔnshī nányǐ gūjì. The typhoon inflicted heavy damage on coastal fishing and farming; the losses are hard to estimate.
- 那场比赛的失利重创了队员们的信心。 Nà chǎng bǐsài de shīlì zhòngchuāng le duìyuánmen de xìnxīn. Defeat in that match dealt a severe blow to the team members' confidence.
Related words
- 重 zhòng heavy; important
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 重 chóng again; re-
- 重大 zhòngdà major; important
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy
- 体重 tǐzhòng body weight
- 严重 yánzhòng serious
- 重量 zhòngliàng weight