粗重 (cū chóng) — (of voice, breathing) deep and rough; loud and jarring; (of objects) big and heavy; bulky

Definition

Describes something physically big and heavy (objects, build) or a voice/breathing that is deep, rough, and loud. Both senses share the idea of imposing physical weight.

adjective
(of voice, breathing) deep and roughloud and jarring(of objects) big and heavybulky

Examples

  • 粗重，。
    Tā de shēng yīn hěn cū chóng, ràng rén tīng le yǒu diǎn hài pà.
    His voice is deep and rough, which sounds a bit scary.
  • 粗重，。
    Zhè zhāng mù tou zhuō zi fēi cháng cū chóng, yí gè rén gēn běn bān bú dòng.
    This wooden table is very bulky; one person simply can't move it.
  • ，粗重。
    Tā pá wán lóu tī hòu, hū xī biàn de hěn cū chóng.
    After climbing the stairs, his breathing became heavy and rough.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

粗cūcoarse
重zhòngheavy

粗 means coarse or rough and 重 means heavy, so both qualities together describe a voice or object.

Characters in this word

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
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě粗cū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粗 pairs 米 (rice), which points to its meaning, with 且, which gives a clue to its sound.

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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
人人rénman
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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