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笨重

bèn zhòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

笨重 (bèn zhòng) means "heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 笨重 means

1. heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
2. laborious; arduous

The characters in 笨重

• 笨bènstupid; foolish; silly
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Example sentences

• 我的木床实在很笨重。
  Wǒ de mù chuáng shízài hěn bènzhòng.
  My wooden bed is actually quite heavy.
• 这个箱子太笨重了无法携带。
  Zhège xiāngzi tài bènzhòng le wúfǎ xiédài.
  This box is too bulky to carry.

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