严重性

嚴重性

yánzhòngxìng

noun #15,736

Meanings

1 seriousness
2 severity
3 gravity

Characters

nature; property; -ness (suffix)

Examples

你根本不了解这件事的严重性。

Nǐ gēnběn bù liǎojiě zhè jiàn shì de yánzhòngxìng.

You don't understand the seriousness of this matter at all.

他低估了问题的严重性。

Tā dīgū le wèntí de yánzhòngxìng.

He underestimated the severity of the problem.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 turns adjectives into abstract nouns: 严重 (serious) → 严重性 (seriousness). Same pattern: 重要 → 重要性, 可能 → 可能性.

Stroke Order

严 yán

重 zhòng

性 xìng