严重 (yán zhòng) — serious, severe, grave

Definition

Examples

• 这个问题很严重，需要马上解决。
  Zhè ge wèn tí hěn yán zhòng, xū yào mǎ shàng jiě jué.
  This problem is very serious and needs to be solved immediately.
• 他的病很严重，已经住院了。
  Tā de bìng hěn yán zhòng, yǐ jīng zhù yuàn le.
  His illness is very serious; he has already been hospitalized.
• 这次事故造成了严重的损失。
  Zhè cì shì gù zào chéng le yán zhòng de sǔn shī.
  This accident caused severe losses.