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加重

jiā zhòng

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

加重 (jiā zhòng) means "to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 加重 means

1. to make heavier
2. to emphasize
3. (of an illness etc) to become more serious
4. to aggravate (a bad situation)
5. to increase (a burden, punishment etc)

The characters in 加重

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Words starting with 加重

• 加重语气jiā zhòng yǔ qìto give emphasis; with emphasis

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