加 重

jiā zhòngdictionary entry

to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

加重 加重 [jia1 zhong4] /to make heavier/to emphasize/(of an illness etc) to become more serious/to aggravate (a bad situation)/to increase (a burden, punishment etc)/

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加
jiā
to add / (math.) plus / to increase / to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bù], 大[dà], 稍[shāo] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shāo jiā gǎi liáng] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
Jiā
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]) / surname Jia
重
chóng
to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
zhòng
heavy / serious / to attach importance to

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