Chinese word

重创

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhòng chuāng

Meaning

  • verbseverely damage

Example

疫情重创了小企业。yì qíng zhòng chuāng le xiáo qǐ yè

The epidemic severely damaged small businesses.

Illustration for 重创 (severely damage)

More examples

新政策出台后，投资者信心遭到重创。xīn zhèng cè chū tái hòu tóu zī zhě xìn xīn zāo dào zhòng chuāng

After the new policy was introduced, investor confidence was severely damaged.

Core concept

A severe impact leaves a person, organization, or project greatly weakened or damaged.

Common phrases

  • 经济遭到重创jīng jì zāo dào zhòng chuāng

    the economy suffers severe damage

  • 市场遭受重创shì chǎng zāo shòu zhòng chuāng

    the market suffers severe damage

  • 投资者信心遭到重创tóu zī zhě xìn xīn zāo dào zhòng chuāng

    investor confidence suffers severe damage

Similar words

打击dǎ jī: Deal a powerful blow that causes serious disadvantage or a painful setback.
破坏pò huài: Damage a thing, system, relationship, or order so that it cannot function normally.
削弱xuē ruò: Reduce the strength, influence, or ability that allows something to work well.
挫败cuò bài: Thwart a plan or action and prevent its intended success.

Definition in Chinese

给人或事物造成重大的伤害或损失，常用于形容对经济、企业、项目等产生严重后果，也可用于人的重伤。gěi rén huò shì wù zào chéng zhòng dà de shāng hài huò sǔn shī cháng yòng yú xíng róng duì jīng jì qǐ yè xiàng mù děng chǎn shēng yán zhòng hòu guǒ yě kě yòng yú rén de zhòng shāng

Word origin

重创 (zhòngchuāng, "seriously injure") combines 重 (zhòng, "serious") with 创 (chuāng, "wound"), extending a serious wound from a body to anything that suffers major harm.

Usage tips

  • The affected person or thing usually follows the verb directly, and the same pattern works for a person, a business, or a project.

Other meanings

  • seriously injureverb

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