zhòng

heavy

serious; to attach importance to

thousand (千) + miles (里) = heavy, weighty

A person carrying a thousand li of road on their back — that is a crushing weight. The image captures both physical heaviness and the gravity of serious matters.

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ThousandSemantic
A unit of distanceSemantic

Words with 重

两重天

liǎng chóng tiān

two entirely different worlds; two contrasting realities

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

过重

guò zhòng

overweight (luggage)

远渡重洋

yuǎn dù chóng yáng

to travel across the oceans

遭重

zāo zhòng

(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm

避重就轻

bì zhòng jiù qīng

to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial

郑重

zhèng zhòng

serious

郑重其事

zhèng zhòng qí shì

serious about the matter

配重

pèi zhòng

bobweight

重剑

zhòng jiàn

épée (fencing)

重型

zhòng xíng

heavy

重利轻义

zhòng lì qīng yì

to value material gain over righteousness

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