重申 (chóng shēn) — to reaffirm, to reiterate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

重申 means to restate a previously stated position as still standing — neutral, no added force, unlike 强调 which stresses new emphasis. Distinct from 确认 (verify a fact) and 宣称 (announce a new claim).

verb

to reaffirmto reiterate

Examples

重申。
Zhèng fǔ chóng shēn le zì jǐ de lì chǎng.
The government reaffirmed its own position.
重申。
Tā chóng shēn huì jì xù zhī chí zhè ge xiàng mù.
He reiterated that he would continue to support this project.
重申。
Gōng sī chóng shēn le duì yuán gōng de chéng nuò.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to employees.

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 (again) and 申 (state) combine to mean stating something again.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

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