Chinese

嚴重

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

serious; critical; severe

TOCFL 4
严重

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characterChinese嚴 “strict; rigorous; rigid”
- meaningChinese喦 “talkative”
- soundChinese敢 “bold; brave; daring”
characterChinese重 “heavy”
- meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- soundChinese東 “east”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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