Usage note
这个词可以用来形容物体的重量，也可以表示事情的重要性。
zhè gè cí kě yǐ lái xíngróng wùtǐ de zhòngliàng, yě kěyǐ bǎngdìng shì shìqìnde zhòngshìxìng.
This word can be used to describe the weight of an object and also indicate the seriousness of something.
Context note
这个词常用于描述物体的重量或事情的重要性。比如，我们可以说‘这本书很重’或者‘这是一个严重的问题’。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng yú míngsù wùtǐ de zhòngliàng huò shìqìnde zhòngshìxìng. bǐrú, wǒmen kěyǐ shuō ‘zhè běn shū hěn zhòng’ huòzhě ‘céngbèi yīgè yánzhòng de wèntí’.
This word is commonly used to describe the weight of an object or the seriousness of a matter. For example, we can say '这本书很重' (This book is heavy) or '这是一个严重的问题' (This is a serious problem).
5 examples
这包书很重。
zhè bāo shū hěn zhòng。
This bag of books is heavy.
这个问题很重要。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn zhòng yào。
This question is very important.
这个箱子太重了，我搬不动。
zhè ge xiāng zǐ tài zhòng le， wǒ bān bú dòng。
This box is too heavy for me to move.
他的病情很严重。
tā de bìng qíng hěn yán zhòng。
His condition is very serious.
这台机器出了重故障。
zhè tái jī qì chū le zhòng gù zhàng。
There was a major malfunction with this machine.
5 mini stories
妈妈说这个箱子很重，我搬不动。爸爸帮我一起搬。
mā ma shuō zhè ge xiāng zǐ hěn zhòng， wǒ bān bú dòng。 bà ba bāng wǒ yì qǐ bān。
Mom said this box is very heavy, I can't move it. Dad helped me carry it together.
老师告诉我们这个问题很重要，我们要认真对待。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men zhè ge wèn tí hěn zhòng yào， wǒ men yào rèn zhēn duì dài。
The teacher told us that this question is very important and we should take it seriously.
爸爸说这个箱子很重，我搬不动。妈妈帮我一起搬。
bà ba shuō zhè ge xiāng zǐ hěn zhòng， wǒ bān bú dòng。 mā ma bāng wǒ yì qǐ bān。
Dad said this box is very heavy, I can't move it. Mom helped me carry it together.
老师告诉我们这个问题很重要，我们要认真对待。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men zhè ge wèn tí hěn zhòng yào， wǒ men yào rèn zhēn duì dài。
The teacher told us that this question is very important and we should take it seriously.
这个箱子很重，我搬不动。爸爸帮我一起搬。
zhè ge xiāng zǐ hěn zhòng， wǒ bān bú dòng。 bà ba bāng wǒ yì qǐ bān。
This box is very heavy, I can't move it. Dad helped me carry it together.
Mini dialogue
搬箱子
A
你能帮我拿这个箱子吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná zhège xiāngzi ma?
Can you help me carry this box?
B
我试试。哎呀，好重！
Wǒ shì shì. Āiyā, hǎo zhòng!
Let me try. Oh dear, it's so heavy!
书包太重
A
你的书包里装了什么？
Nǐ de shūbāo lǐ zhuāng le shénme?
What's in your schoolbag?
B
很多书，所以很重。
Hěn duō shū, suǒyǐ hěn zhòng.
A lot of books, so it's very heavy.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
轻
qīng
light (in weight)
重 means heavy, 轻 means light. They describe weight.
similar
沉
chén
heavy (feeling weighty)
沉 also means heavy, often used when something feels weighty to carry.