注重 (zhù zhòng) — to pay attention to; to emphasize | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

注重 means to place emphasis on or value something (quality, health, understanding). Stronger and more deliberate than 注意 ('pay attention to'); close to 强调 but used for things you value in practice, not just stress in speech.

verb

to pay attention toto emphasize

Examples

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Tā hěn zhù zhòng jiàn kāng.
He pays great attention to his health.
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Zài xué xí zhōng, wǒ men yīng gāi zhù zhòng lǐ jiě.
In studying, we should emphasize understanding.
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Gōng sī fēi cháng zhù zhòng chǎn pǐn zhì liàng.
The company places great emphasis on product quality.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

重zhòngimportance

注 means to fix or concentrate, while 重 gives weight or importance, so the word means to give weight to something.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ注zhù

Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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.

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