病重

bìngzhòng

adjective

Meanings

1 seriously ill
2 gravely ill

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他父亲病重，他赶回老家。

Tā fùqīn bìngzhòng, tā gǎnhuí lǎojiā.

His father was gravely ill, so he hurried home.

HSK 7-9

病重期间她得到了精心的照料。

Bìngzhòng qījiān tā dédào le jīngxīn de zhàoliào.

During her serious illness she received attentive care.

Tips

mistakes

重 here is zhòng (4th tone, 'heavy/serious'), not chóng (2nd tone, 'again'). Use 病重 for severity, 重病 as the noun 'serious illness.'

Stroke Order

病 bìng

重 zhòng