重型 (zhòng xíng) — heavy-duty, heavy, large-caliber (of machinery,… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

重型 means 'heavy-duty' — describes machinery, vehicles, or weapons built for heavy work, not light/portable versions. Pairs with 重 for physical weight of objects, while 重大/沉重 concern importance or emotional gravity.

adjective

heavy-dutyheavylarge-caliber (of machinery, equipment, weapons)

Examples

重型。
Zhè zhǒng zhòng xíng kǎ chē kě yǐ yùn shū hěn zhòng de huò wù.
This type of heavy-duty truck can transport very heavy goods.
重型。
Jūn gōng qǐ yè zhèng zài yán fā xīn yí dài zhòng xíng wǔ qì.
The military-industrial enterprises are developing a new generation of large-caliber weapons.
重型。
Xiū jiàn zhè zuò qiáo xū yào tiáo pèi dà liàng zhòng xíng jī xiè.
Building this bridge requires deploying a large amount of heavy machinery.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

重 (heavy) and 型 (type) combine to mean a heavy type or duty.

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

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.

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

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

刑xíng型xíng

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Size & Dimension

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.