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  • 1

    adj.heavy; a great extent; weighty

    • nǐ qù bǎ nà zhāng chén zhòng de zhuō zi bān dào qián miàn lái

      沉重桌子前面

      Go and move that heavy table to the front.

    • tā bēi zhe jī gè chén zhòng de bāo chī lì de pá shang shān qù

      沉重吃力

      He struggled up the hill with the heavy bags.

    • tā jiāng chén zhòng de xiāng zi fàng zài shuāng jiān shang

      沉重箱子

      He supported the heavy box on his shoulders.

  • 2

    adj.in a bad mood; heavy burden in mind

    • zhè liǎng tiān tā de xīn qíng tè bié chén zhòng

      心情特别沉重

      His mood has been especially gloomy and heavy in the past couple of days.

    • tā wèi xù jiǔ fù chū le chén zhòng de dài jià

      酗酒付出沉重代价

      He drank too much and paid dearly forit.

    • yóu yú wú lì chéng dān chén zhòng de zhài wù fù dān tā de shāng yè dì guó kuǎ diào le

      由于无力承担沉重债务负担商业帝国

      His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.

  • 3

    adj.critical; serious

    • chén zhòng de yī jī

      沉重

      a heavy blow

    • chén zhòng fù shuì

      沉重赋税

      oppressive taxes

    • tā bìng shì réng rán chén zhòng

      病势仍然沉重

      He is critically ill.

Word usage

  • Note
    "沉重" is different from "繁重". "繁重" means a lot of clues and messy affairs; "沉重" means a deep degree or a heavy burden of thought.

Chinese words with pinyin chen zhong