zhòng

heavy

serious; to attach importance to

thousand (千) + miles (里) = heavy, weighty

A person carrying a thousand li of road on their back — that is a crushing weight. The image captures both physical heaviness and the gravity of serious matters.

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ThousandSemantic
A unit of distanceSemantic

这个箱子很,我一个人搬不动。

zhè ge xiāng zi hěn zhòng,wǒ yī gè rén bān bù dòng。

This box is very heavy; I can't move it by myself.

他做事一向质量,不重数量。

tā zuò shì yī xiàng zhòng zhì liàng,bù zhòng shù liàng。

He has always attached importance to quality in his work, not quantity.

Words with 重

两重天

liǎng chóng tiān

two entirely different worlds; two contrasting realities

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

过重

guò zhòng

overweight (luggage)

远渡重洋

yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

遭重

zāo zhòng

(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm

避重就轻

bì zhòng jiù qīng

to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial

郑重

zhèng zhòng

serious

郑重其事

zhèng zhòng qí shì

serious about the matter

配重

pèi zhòng

bobweight

重剑

zhòng jiàn

épée (fencing)

重型

zhòng xíng

heavy

重利轻义

zhòng lì qīng yì

to value material gain over righteousness

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