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严重

yánzhòng

Traditional: 嚴重

grave; serious; severe; critical

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Meaning of 严重 in English

yánzhòngHSK 4adjectiveSyllabus #1848
  1. grave; serious; severe; critical

Example sentences

  1. 酒驾是个严重的问题。
    jiǔ jià shì gè yán zhòng de wèn tí。
    Drunk driving is a serious problem.
    Tatoeba #1438605 by asosan · #1075520 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 这个问题有多严重？
    zhè ge wèn tí yǒu duō yán zhòng？
    How serious is the problem?
    Tatoeba #12804047 by MITOCHONDRIA323 · #1885877 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我的车在事故中受到严重损坏
    wǒ de chē zài shì gù zhōng shòu dào yán zhòng sǔn huài
    My car was badly damaged in the accident.
    Tatoeba #11571973 by TinBreker · #263683 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

严 on its own →
yán · tight (closely sealed)

HSK words with 严

严格HSK 4严肃HSK 5严HSK 6严寒HSK 6严禁HSK 6严厉HSK 6严谨HSK 7–9严峻HSK 7–9严密HSK 7–9庄严HSK 7–9
重 on its own →
chóng · repetition

HSK words with 重

重要HSK 3重HSK 4重新HSK 4体重HSK 4重点HSK 4重视HSK 4尊重HSK 4重复HSK 5轻重HSK 5重大HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences