Chinese word

重型

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhòng xíng

Meaning

  • adjectiveheavy

Example

徒步旅行时不要带太多重型装备。tú bù lǚ xíng shí bú yào dài tài duō zhòng xíng zhuāng bèi

Don't take too much heavy equipment on a hike.

Illustration for 重型 (heavy)

More examples

工地上搬运重型机械时要注意安全。gōng dì shàng bān yùn zhòng xíng jī xiè shí yào zhù yì ān quán

Be careful when moving heavy machinery at a construction site.

Core concept

A weight-based category for substantial equipment, vehicles, or other things made for greater load or strength.

Common phrases

  • 重型装备zhòng xíng zhuāng bèi

    heavy equipment

  • 重型机械zhòng xíng jī xiè

    heavy machinery

  • 重型货车zhòng xíng huò chē

    heavy truck

Similar words

重zhòng: Weighing a lot and requiring strength to move or carry.

Definition in Chinese

表示物品或装备在重量级别上属于较重的一类，常用于将轻型与重型区分开来。biǎo shì wù pǐn huò zhuāng bèi zài zhòng liàng jí bié shàng shǔ yú jiào zhòng de yí lèi cháng yòng yú jiāng qīng xíng yǔ zhòng xíng qū fēn kāi lái

Word origin

The word combines 重 (zhòng, "heavy") with 型 (xíng, "type") to name a heavier design class rather than a single object's measured weight.

Usage tips

  • For everyday comments about weight, Chinese normally uses a simpler adjective; this compound is more useful when equipment or a vehicle belongs to a named class.

Other meanings

  • heavy-dutyadjective
  • heavyweightadjective

Opposites

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