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Definition(s) for: 严重

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严重 yán zhòng - grave; serious; severe; critical

List Ranking for: 严重

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 976 597 1,300

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
严 yán- surname Yan
严 yán- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
重 chóng- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
重 zhòng- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to

Other Words Containing 严重

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
严重 4 4 976 597 1,300
严重性 - - 15,736 21,613 34,240