凝重
níng zhòng
Pinyin

Definition

凝重
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níng zhòng
  1. dignified
  2. grave (expression)
  3. imposing (attitude)
  4. heavy (atmosphere)
  5. (music etc) deep and resounding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
重
chóng
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 repetition
  3. 3 again
  4. 4 re-
  5. 5 classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
保重
bǎo zhòng
  1. 1 to take care of oneself
凝固
níng gù
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to congeal
  4. 4 fig. with rapt attention
凝望
níng wàng
  1. 1 to gaze at
  2. 2 to stare fixedly at
凝结
níng jié
  1. 1 to condense
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to coagulate
  4. 4 clot (of blood)
凝聚
níng jù
  1. 1 to condense
  2. 2 to coagulate
  3. 3 coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)
  4. 4 aggregation
  5. 5 coherent
凝视
níng shì
  1. 1 to gaze at
  2. 2 to fix one's eyes on
加重
jiā zhòng
  1. 1 to make heavier
  2. 2 to emphasize
  3. 3 (of an illness etc) to become more serious
  4. 4 to aggravate (a bad situation)
  5. 5 to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
厚重
hòu zhòng
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 thickset (body)
  4. 4 massive
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 extravagant
  7. 7 profound
  8. 8 dignified
多重
duō chóng
  1. 1 multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
慎重
shèn zhòng
  1. 1 cautious
  2. 2 careful
  3. 3 prudent
比重
bǐ zhòng
  1. 1 proportion
  2. 2 specific gravity
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
注重
zhù zhòng
  1. 1 to pay attention to
  2. 2 to emphasize
珍重
zhēn zhòng
  1. 1 precious
  2. 2 extremely valuable
  3. 3 (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
看重
kàn zhòng
  1. 1 to regard as important
  2. 2 to care about

Idioms (20)

一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
  1. 1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
  2. 2 to have a weight off one's mind
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
  1. 1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
  1. 1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
  1. 1 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
浴火重生
yù huǒ chóng shēng
  1. 1 to rise from the ashes (idiom)
  2. 2 to start again
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
瞪目凝视
dèng mù níng shì
  1. 1 in a catatonic state
  2. 2 shocked and stunned (idiom)
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

Sample Sentences

好。哎，小罗，他们好像都很厉害似的。全公司的人都得配合他们不说，还把公司气氛搞得很凝重，像在做地下工作一样。
hǎo 。āi ，Xiǎo Luó ，tāmen hǎoxiàng dōu hěn lìhai shìde 。quán gōngsī de rén dōu děi pèihé tāmen bùshuō ，hái bǎ gōngsī qìfēn gǎo de hěn níngzhòng ，xiàng zài zuò dìxià gōngzuò yīyàng 。
Okay. Geez, Xiao Luo, those guys seem really intense. Everyone in the company has to cooperate with them and they've got the atmosphere of the place so serious. It's like they're on some sort of secret mission.
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哎，你怎么了？看你一脸凝重的。昨晚两口子闹别扭了？
āi ，nǐ zěnmele ？kàn nǐ yī liǎn níngzhòng de 。zuówǎn liǎngkǒuzi nào bièniu le ？
Hey, what's wrong with you? You look so serious. Did you get into a fight with your husband last night?
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