Sound · Chapter 31
One character, two readings
行 xíng / háng · 重 zhòng / chóng
Some characters have two readings, and the word they sit in picks one: 不行 is xíng, 银行 is háng; 很重 is zhòng, 重新 is chóng. Learn the reading together with its word.
Examples
- 行 xíng OK, all right
- 行 háng row
- 重 zhòng heavy
- 重 chóng again