Chinese word

超重

Pronunciation

Pinyinchāo zhòng

Meaning

  • adjectiveoverweight

Example

我的行李超重了。wǒ de xíng lǐ chāo zhòng le

My luggage is overweight.

Illustration for 超重 (overweight)

More examples

在机场被收取了超重费。zài jī chǎng bèi shōu qǔ le chāo zhòng fèi

I was charged an excess baggage fee at the airport.

Core concept

A person, bag, or shipment crosses the weight limit set by a rule or scale.

Common phrases

  • 行李超重xíng lǐ chāo zhòng

    overweight luggage

  • 超重行李chāo zhòng xíng lǐ

    overweight luggage

Similar words

太重tài zhòng: Being so heavy that the weight feels difficult to handle.
过重guò zhòng: Being heavier or more burdensome than a reasonable level.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示超过允许重量限度的状态,可作形容词用于人、行李或货物。yòng yú biǎo shì chāo guò yún xǔ zhòng liàng xiàn dù de zhuàng tài kě zuò xíng róng cí yòng yú rén xíng lǐ huò huò wù

Word origin

超 (chāo, "go beyond") combines with 重 (zhòng, "heavy") to describe something whose weight goes past the accepted boundary.

Usage tips

  • In travel Chinese, this word focuses on a measured limit, so it fits luggage and cargo when a scale or carrier rule is involved.

Other meanings

  • weight over the limitnoun
  • excess weightnoun

Related words

  • 超重费chāo zhòng fèiexcess baggage feenoun

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