加重 jiā zhòng

(of an illness etc) to become more serious

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12756th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (of an illness etc) to become more serious
  2. 2. to aggravate (a bad situation)
  3. 3. to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
  4. 4. to emphasize
  5. 5. to make heavier

Characters

Character Meaning
加 jiā HSK 3
to add; plus; to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
重 zhòng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious