严重性

嚴重性

yánzhòngxìng

noun #15,736

Meanings

1 seriousness
2 severity
3 gravity

Characters

nature; property; -ness (suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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