严重

yánzhòng

grave; serious; severe; critical

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 嚴重

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  • 严格yángéstrictB4
  • 严肃yánsù(of an atmosphere etc) solemnB5
  • yánsurname YanB6
  • 严寒yánhánbitter coldB6
  • 严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibitB6
  • 严厉yánlìsevereB6
  • 严谨yánjǐnrigorousB7

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他的病很严重。

His illness is serious.

问题比想的严重。

The problem is worse than we thought.