重 (cung5 zung6 cung4 | zhong4 chong2) : heavy; important; furthermore; repeat

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重

cung5 zung6 cung4

zhong4 chong2

[粵] cung5 | [國] zhong4
[1] [adj] heavy; weighty; strong | [antonym] 輕
[2] [adj] deep; serious; thick
[3] [adj] considerable in amount/value

[粵] zung6 | [國] zhong4
[1] [v] attach importance to; lay stress on
[2] [adj] important; significant; strategic
[3] [adj] solemn; composed; discreet

[粵] zung6 - Cantonese only
[adv] furthermore: even; still; also | [variant] 仲, [國] 還

[粵] cung4 | [國] chong2
[1] [v] repeat; duplicate; overlap
[2] [n] layer; double; multiple
[3] [adv] again; anew; afresh; once more

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: (#166)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

重

This word has been viewed 31090 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Feb 2012 05:38

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重聚 cung4 zeoi6 chong2 ju4 = to meet again; reunion

重孫女 zung6 syun1 neoi5 zhong4 sun1 nv3 = great granddaughter; see also 曾孫女

重未 zung6 mei6 = not yet 粵

重要 zung6 jiu3 zhong4 yao4 = important

注重 zyu3 zung6 zhu4 zhong4 = to emphasize

重力 cung5 lik6 zhong4 li4 = gravity

重有 zung6 jau5 = furthermore; in addition; moreover 粵

保重 bou2 zung6 bao3 zhong4 = take care of yourself (e. g. when saying goodbye)

重型 cung5 jing4 zhong4 xing2 = heavy duty

尊重 zyun1 zung6 zun1 zhong4 = hold in esteem; think highly of; serious
See all 234 compounds (CantoDict reports 247 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 38 examples containing 重

你哋倆兄弟保重粵
You two take care of yourselves.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] two brothers take-care]

以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉粵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.

咁重要嘅嘢，而家先至同我講粵
Why has he left telling me such an important thing until now?
[Lit. so important [possessive particle] thing, now only with me say?]

唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning.
[呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]

重使你講! 粵
You're telling me!
[Cantonese version does not need an object.]

李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

重有幾遠? 粵
How far do you still have to go?

屋企重有幾多米呀？粵
How much rice is there left in the house? (at home)

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