病重

bìngzhòng

adjective

Meanings

1 seriously ill
2 gravely ill

Characters

Examples

他父亲病重，他赶回老家。

Tā fùqīn bìngzhòng, tā gǎn huí lǎojiā.

His father was gravely ill, so he hurried home.

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 (zhòngbìng) as the noun 'serious illness.'

Stroke Order

病 bìng

重 zhòng