HSK 4 · Verbs

重视 zhòngshì “to take seriously” in Chinese

Traditional 重視

What 重视 means

  1. to take seriously
  2. to value
  3. to attach importance to
  4. to attach importance to sth

How to say 重视

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale重zhòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale视shì4th tone, falling

重视 in a sentence

  1. 父母很重视孩子的教育。

    Fùmǔ hěn zhòngshì háizi de jiàoyù.

    Parents attach great importance to their children’s education.

    Sentence #3061876 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他很重视老师的建议。

    Tā hěn zhòngshì lǎoshī de jiànyì.

    He valued his teacher’s advice.

    Sentence #3710604 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我重视自身的健康。

    Wǒ zhòngshì zìshēn de jiànkāng.

    I take my health seriously.

    Sentence #1239325 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 重视 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zhòngheavy
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ
The character 视 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
视shìto look at
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìSound part
  • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

见 hints at the meaning (to see); 礻 (shì) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

How to write 重视

重 9 strokes · 视 8 strokes

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

Words related to 重视

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重zhòng · heavy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

Words with 视

电视diànshì · television忽视hūshì · to neglect轻视qīngshì · to look down on视力shìlì · eyesight视线shìxiàn · line of sight俯视fǔshì · to look down on (from above)监视jiānshì · to monitor凝视níngshì · to gaze at注视zhùshì · to gaze at鄙视bǐshì · to despise

More words: Thinking & Talking

原谅yuánliàng · to excuse阅读yuèdú · to read证明zhèngmíng · proof支持zhīchí · to support总结zǒngjié · to sum up尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem报道bàodào · to report (news)保留bǎoliú · to keep

FAQs

重视 (zhòngshì) means “to take seriously” or “to value”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhòngshì: zhòng with a 4th tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 重视 is written 重視. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 重视 from the suggestions. Typing zhongshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
重视 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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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.