Chinese Traditional: 嚴重
Chinese Simplified: 严重
Pinyin: yan2 zhong4
Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
English Meaning: 1. serious, grave, severe 2. badly
German Meaning: ernst, schwerwiegend

Example Sentences:

我病得很嚴重。
我病得很严重。
wo3 bing4 de5 hen3 yan2 zhong4.
I'm very ill.
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抽煙會嚴重傷害你和你身邊的人。
抽烟会严重伤害你和你身边的人。
chou1 yan1 hui4 yan2 zhong4 shang1 hai4 ni3 han4 ni3 shen1 bian1 de5 ren2.
Smoking seriously harms you and others around you.
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她受到嚴重的灼傷。
她受到严重的灼伤。
ta1 shou4 dao4 yan2 zhong4 de5 zhuo2 shang1.
She suffered severe burns.
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我今天看到了一場很嚴重的車禍。
我今天看到了一场很严重的车祸。
wo3 jin1 tian1 kan4 dao4 le5 yi4 chang3 hen3 yan2 zhong4 de5 che1 huo4.
I saw a bad car accident today.
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我女兒感染了嚴重的耳炎。
我女儿感染了严重的耳炎。
wo3 nü3 er2 gan3 ran3 le5 yan2 zhong4 de5 er3 yan2.
My daughter caught a terrible ear infection.
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捕撈過度已成為嚴重的問題。
捕捞过度已成为严重的问题。
bu3 lao1 guo4 du4 yi3 cheng2 wei2 yan2 zhong4 de5 wen4 ti2.
Overfishing has become a serious problem.
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監督的人沒有察覺這個情況的嚴重性。
监督的人没有察觉这个情况的严重性。
jian1 du1 de5 ren2 mei2 you3 cha2 jue2 zhe4 ge5 qing2 kuang4 de5 yan2 zhong4 xing4.
The supervisor did not recognise the gravity of the situation.
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Related Words:

 

yán

1. stern, strict 2. tight (closely sealed) 3. rigorous, severe 4. father 5. Yan (Chinese surname)

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zhòng

1. heavy 2. serious, severe, strong, intense 3. important 4. weight 5. to respect, to attach importance to 6. considerable (in amount)

Here: serious, severe, strong, intense

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