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严重 (yán zhòng): Serious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

严重 consists of 2 characters.

严
yán
strict, tight, rigorous
重
zhòng
heavy; serious; once more

Word Info

Pinyinyán zhòng
Meaningserious
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4
SyntaxAdjective
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3.

How to Use 严重 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 严重 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi非
cháng常
yán严
zhòng重
neutral
extremely serious
Subject + Adjective
bìng病
qíng情
yán严
zhòng重
neutral
serious illness
Adjective + Nounwith后果
yán严
zhòng重
hòu后
guǒ果
4.

Example Sentences with 严重

zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
hěn很
yán严
zhòng重
wèn问
tí题
yán严
zhòng重
neutral
serious problem
formal
serious consequences
。
This problem is very serious.
tā他
de的
bìng病
qíng情
hěn很
yán严
zhòng重
，
xū需
yào要
mǎ马
shàng上
zhù住
yuàn院
。
His condition is very serious and requires immediate hospitalization.
zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
zào造
chéng成
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
。
This accident caused serious traffic congestion.
nǐ你
jué觉
de得
chí迟
dào到
de的
wèn问
tí题
yǒu有
nà那
me么
yán严
zhòng重
ma吗
？
Do you think the problem of being late is that serious?
tā他
de的
bìng病
qíng情
bǐ比
jiào较
yán严
zhòng重
，
xū需
yào要
mǎ马
shàng上
zhù住
yuàn院
。
His condition is quite serious and requires immediate hospitalization.
tā他
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
fàn犯
xià下
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cuò错
wù误
，
bú不
bì必
guò过
fèn分
zé责
bèi备
。
He did not make a serious mistake, so there's no need to blame him excessively.
zhè这
zhǒng种
yáo谣
yán言
rú如
guǒ果
chuán传
bō播
kāi开
lái来
，
hòu后
guǒ果
huì会
fēi非
cháng常
yán严
zhòng重
。
If this rumor spreads, the consequences will be very serious.
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
yǐ已
jīng经
chéng成
wéi为
yí一
gè个
yán严
zhòng重
de的
shè社
huì会
wèn问
tí题
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
jiě解
jué决
。
Environmental pollution has become a serious social issue, and we must take measures to address it.
wǒ我
de的
shǒu手
jī机
jìn进
shuǐ水
le了
，
qíng情
kuàng况
hǎo好
xiàng像
tǐng挺
yán严
zhòng重
de的
。
My phone got water inside, and the situation seems quite serious.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 严重.

  • 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried
  • 接受jiē shòuaccept
  • 丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
  • 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
  • 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; standardised
  • 出生chū shēngbirth; to be born
  • 表演biǎo yǎnperformance
  • 既然jì ránsince
  • 好像hǎo xiàngto seem
  • 传真chuán zhēnfax
  • 放松fàng sōngto relax; slacken; loosen
  • 交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 严重.

Words with 严
  • 严格yán géHSK 4
  • 严肃yán sùHSK 5
  • 严厉yán lìHSK 6
  • 严密yán mìHSK 6
  • 严寒yán hánHSK 6
  • 严峻yán jùnHSK 6
严禁
yán jìn
HSK 6
  • 尊严zūnyánHSK 6
    • Words with 重
    • 重要zhòng yàoHSK 3
    • 体重tǐ zhòngHSK 4
    • 尊重zūn zhòngHSK 4
    • 重新chóng xīnHSK 4
    • 重点zhòng diǎnHSK 4
    • 重视zhòng shìHSK 4
    • 轻重qīng zhòngHSK 5
    • 重复chóng fùHSK 5