严重

yánzhòng

serious; severe

adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4trad. 嚴重
Dictionary entry

grave; serious; severe; critical

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See it in sentences

他的病很严重。

Tā de bìng hěn yánzhòng.

English

His illness is serious.

问题比想的严重。

Wèntí bǐ xiǎng de yánzhòng.

English

The problem is worse than we thought.

Goes with

  • 很严重very serious
  • 问题严重the problem is serious
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