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Chinese
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(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe |
heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer |
| trad. (嚴重)
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嚴
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重
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| simp. (严重)
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严
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重
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Pronunciation
Adjective
嚴重
- serious; critical; severe
- 嚴重傳染病患者／严重传染病患者 ― yánzhòng chuánrǎnbìng huànzhě ― patient with a serious infectious disease
這裡疫情很嚴重。
这里疫情很严重。 - Zhèlǐ yìqíng hěn yánzhòng.
- The epidemic situation here is very serious.
蘭州是全球污染最嚴重城市之一。
兰州是全球污染最严重城市之一。 - Lánzhōu shì quánqiú wūrǎn zuì yánzhòng chéngshì zhīyī.
- Lanzhou is one of the world's most polluted cities.
Synonyms
- 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
- 了不得 (colloquial)
- 勿得了 (Wu)
- 嚴峻 / 严峻 (yánjùn)
- 慘 / 惨 (cǎn) (of losses, defeats, etc.)
- 慘重 / 惨重 (cǎnzhòng)
- 深重 (shēnzhòng)
- 礙事 / 碍事 (àishì) (often in the negative)
- 腬身 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 要緊 / 要紧 (yàojǐn)
- 重大
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