为重 (wéi zhòng) — to be treated as the most important; to take as…

Definition

Used after a topic (often with 以…为重) to mark it as the top priority. Note 为 is pronounced wéi here, not wèi.

verb

to be treated as the most importantto take as a priority

为重。
Wǒ men yīng gāi yǐ jiàn kāng wéi zhòng.
We should put health first.
，为重。
Zài zhè ge xiàng mù zhōng, ān quán wéi zhòng.
In this project, safety is the top priority.
为重，。
Tā yǐ jiā tíng wéi zhòng, hěn shǎo jiā bān.
He prioritizes family and rarely works overtime.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

重zhòngimportance

为 indicates taking or treating something in a certain way, while 重 conveys importance, together meaning to treat something as a priority.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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