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隆重 (lóng zhòng) — grand, solemn, ceremonious

Definition

Describes a ceremony or event that is grand, formal, and elaborately staged. Unlike 庄严 or 庄重 (which describe a dignified mood or bearing), 隆重 emphasizes the scale and pomp of the occasion itself.

adjective
grandsolemnceremonious

Examples

  • 隆重。
    Gōng sī jǔ xíng le lóng zhòng de kāi mù yí shì.
    The company held a grand opening ceremony.
  • 隆重，。
    Hūn lǐ bàn dé hěn lóng zhòng, lái le hěn duō kè rén.
    The wedding was very grand, and many guests came.
  • 隆重。
    Guó jiā wèi yīng xióng jǔ xíng le lóng zhòng de zhuī dào huì.
    The nation held a solemn memorial service for the hero.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

隆lónggrand
重zhòngsolemn

隆 conveys grandeur and 重 conveys solemn weight, together describing a formal occasion.

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
生生shēng
Sound part声符shēngfú
降
降jiàng隆lóng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape of 隆 is made from 生 and 降, with 降 giving the sound; an older part was later dropped.

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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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