重重地

chóngchóngde

adverb #30,038

Meanings

1 heavily
2 with a thud
3 hard

Characters

heavy (reduplicated for emphasis)

adverbial particle

Examples

他重重地摔在地上。

Tā chóngchóng de shuāi zài dì shàng.

He fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

她重重地叹了一口气。

Tā chóngchóng de tàn le yī kǒu qì.

She heaved a deep, heavy sigh.

Tips

grammar

重重地 uses reduplication of 重 (zhòng, heavy) to intensify the meaning, then 地 marks it as an adverb modifying a verb. The reduplication conveys extra weight or emphasis.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

地 dì