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超重 (chāo zhòng) — to be overweight (exceeding the weight limit, e.g., luggage, person); to overload (vehicle, machine, cargo)

Definition

Means 'overweight' or 'overloaded' — used when something (luggage, a vehicle, a person) goes past an allowed weight limit. Often used in travel, shipping, and traffic contexts.

verb
to be overweight (exceeding the weight limit, e.g., luggage, person)to overload (vehicle, machine, cargo)

Examples

  • 超重，。
    Nǐ de xíng li chāo zhòng le, xū yào fù fèi.
    Your luggage is overweight; you need to pay a fee.
  • 超重，。
    Zhè liàng kǎ chē chāo zhòng dé tài duō le, bù néng shàng gāo sù gōng lù.
    This truck is way overloaded; it can't go on the highway.
  • ，。
    Wǒ de xíng li zhī chāo le liǎng gōng jīn, wèn tí bú dà.
    My luggage is only two kilos over; it's not a big problem.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

超chāoexceed
重zhòngweight

超 exceed and 重 weight combine to mean exceeding the allowed weight.

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
走走zǒurun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào超chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

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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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