HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Function Words

重 chóng “again” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 重 means

  1. again
  2. to repeat
  3. layer (measure word)

Also read zhòng: “heavy”

See the page for 重 zhòng

How to say 重

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale重chóng2nd tone, rising

重 in a sentence

  1. 能不能请你重复一下？

    Néng bu néng qǐng nǐ chóngfù yíxià?

    Could you repeat that, please?

    Sentence #429093 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他重新戴上了眼镜。

    Tā chóngxīn dàishang le yǎnjìng.

    He put his glasses back on.

    Sentence #10733376 from Tatoeba

  3. 重新启动你的电脑。

    Chóngxīn qǐdòng nǐ de diànnǎo.

    Restart your computer.

    Sentence #5911699 from Tatoeba

How 重 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 重 (zhòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
重chóngto repeat
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ

How to write 重

重 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

重 (chóng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 重 (chóng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 重

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重视zhòngshì · to take seriously尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem严重yánzhòng · grave重点zhòngdiǎn · key point重新chóngxīn · again重复chóngfù · to repeat重大zhòngdà · major重量zhòngliàng · weight保重bǎozhòng · to take care of oneself

More words: Particles & Connectors

的de · possessive particle了le · aspect particle吗ma · question particle呢ne · question particle准时zhǔnshí · on time最好zuìhǎo · best座zuò · measure word for buildings左右zuǒyòu · about

FAQs

重 (chóng) means “again” or “to repeat”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it chóng: chóng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 重 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 重 from the suggestions. Typing chong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
Yes. Read zhòng, 重 means “heavy”. That reading has its own page. Read chóng, it means “again”.
Read chóng, 重 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus. The older HSK 2.0 word lists have only its other reading.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.