重视 (zhòng shì) — to attach importance to; to value; to take seri… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb meaning to regard as important or take seriously. Stronger and more formal than 认真 (which describes a careful attitude); close in meaning to 看重 but 重视 implies official or deliberate emphasis, not just personal preference.

verb

to attach importance toto valueto take seriously

Examples

重视。
Tā hěn zhòng shì gōng zuò.
He attaches great importance to work.
重视。
Wǒ men yīng gāi zhòng shì jiā rén de yì jiàn.
We should value the opinions of our family members.
重视。
Gōng sī fēi cháng zhòng shì kè hù tǐ yàn.
The company attaches great importance to customer experience.

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zhòngimportant

重视 joins 重 'important' and 视 'look' to mean look at something as important.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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