Writing
重 (zhòng) — how to say "heavy" in Chinese
重
Heavy, important
noun · adjective
Radicals / Keys
里
Village
#166 · lǐ · 7 strokes
Collocations
很重的书包
hěn zhòng de shū bāo
a very heavy schoolbag
重的行李
zhòng de xíng li
heavy luggage
Examples
对于学生来说，努力学习取得好成绩是非常重要的任务。
For students, studying hard and achieving good grades is a very important task.
箱子很重。
The box is very heavy.
Another reading
重chóng
adverb · verb
again, anew; repeat
重写
chóng xiě
rewrite
重说
chóng shuō
to say again
Frequently asked questions
How to say heavy in Mandarin?
"heavy" in Chinese is 重 (zhòng).
重 meaning in English
重 (zhòng) means "Heavy, important".
Heavy in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced zhòng (written as zhong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Heavy in Chinese character
It is written 重 and has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 重?
重 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 重
对 来说 — for me, in my opinion
对 (duì) + Person + 来说 (láishuō)
对 — for… with 而言
对 (duì) / 对于 (duìyú) + Topic + 而言 (ér yán)
彼此 vs 对方 — each other vs the other party
彼此 (bǐcǐ): each other (reciprocal) / 对方 (duìfāng): the other side, counterpart
此 — formal “this”
此 (cǐ) + Noun
亲自 — doing it in person
Subject + 亲自 (qīnzì) + Verb Phrase
相当 — quite, considerably
相当 (xiāngdāng) + Adj./Verb