重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to syn 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ metal / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 打造 dǎ zào to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal) syn 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young syn 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 气泡 氣泡 qì pào bubble / blister (in metal) / (of beverages) sparkling / carbonated syn 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility syn 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 铸造 鑄造 zhù zào to cast (pour metal into a mold) syn 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain syn 铸成 鑄成 zhù chéng to cast in metal / (fig.) to forge / to fashion 机师 機師 jī shī (aviation) pilot / (heavy machinery) operator 负重 負重 fù zhòng (lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load / to carry a heavy burden syn 笨重 bèn zhòng heavy / cumbersome / unwieldy / laborious / arduous syn 重物 zhòng wù heavy object 繁重 fán zhòng heavy / burdensome / heavy-duty / arduous / onerous syn 烟鬼 煙鬼 yān guǐ heavy smoker / chain smoker syn 厚重 hòu zhòng thick / heavy / thickset (body) / massive / generous / extravagant / profound / dignified syn 重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty 门闩 門閂 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 锻造 鍛造 duàn zào to forge (metal) / forging syn 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified / invulnerable to attack syn 重武器 zhòng wǔ qì heavy weapon 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense syn 重机枪 重機槍 zhòng jī qiāng heavy machine gun 重活 zhòng huó heavy work 重负 重負 zhòng fù heavy load / heavy burden (also fig. of tax) syn 重水 zhòng shuǐ heavy water (chemistry) 钢盔 鋼盔 gāng kuī metal helmet / (military) helmet 重炮 重砲 zhòng pào heavy artillery 挑大梁 tiǎo dà liáng to play a leading role / to bear a heavy responsibility syn 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means 冲压 沖壓 chòng yā to stamp / to press (sheet metal) / Taiwan pr. [chong1ya1] syn 重压 重壓 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 粗活 cū huó unskilled labor / heavy manual work 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 金石 jīn shí metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn heavy syn 重载 重載 zhòng zài heavy load (on a truck) 楼板 樓板 lóu bǎn floor / floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc) 浇铸 澆鑄 jiāo zhù to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 syn 冶炼 冶煉 yě liàn to smelt metal syn 令牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 栋梁 棟梁 dòng liáng ridgepole / ridgepole and beams / person able to bear heavy responsibility / mainstay (of organization) / pillar (of state) syn 咕咚 gū dōng splash / (onom.) for heavy things falling down syn 热处理 熱處理 rè chǔ lǐ hot treatment (e.g. of metal) 贵金属 貴金屬 guì jīn shǔ precious metal 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic syn 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 浇注 澆注 jiāo zhù to cast (metal) syn 陶冶 táo yě lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate 探伤 探傷 tàn shāng to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) 金属材料 金屬材料 jīn shǔ cái liào metal material 重工 zhòng gōng heavy industry 重工业 重工業 zhòng gōng yè heavy industry / manufacturing 废钢 廢鋼 fèi gāng scrap metal / steel scrap 闪灵 閃靈 shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band) 重油 zhòng yóu (petrochemistry) heavy oil / fuel oil 任重 rèn zhòng a load / a heavy burden 浓妆 濃妝 nóng zhuāng heavy makeup and gaudy dress 血雨 xuè yǔ rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm 聚敛 聚斂 jù liǎn to accumulate / to gather / to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means / (science) convergent syn 金属外壳 金屬外殼 jīn shǔ wài ké metal cover 痛击 痛擊 tòng jī to deliver a punishing attack / to deal a heavy blow 重卡 zhòng kǎ heavy truck (abbr. for 重型卡車|重型卡车) 重责 重責 zhòng zé heavy responsibility / serious criticism 铛铛 鐺鐺 dāng dāng (onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong 金属板 金屬板 jīn shǔ bǎn metal plate 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 铁罐 鐵罐 tiě guàn metal pot 打制 打製 dǎ zhì to make (by hammering, chipping etc) / to forge (silverware, metal implements etc) 铁箱 鐵箱 tiě xiāng metal trunk / metal box / a safe 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 沉 chén to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 浇 澆 jiāo to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal) / to cancel / to annul / to sell / to expend / to spend / pin / bolt / to fasten with a pin or bolt syn 抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money) syn 铛 鐺 dāng clank / clang / sound of metal syn 度日如年 dù rì rú nián a day drags past like a year (idiom) / time hangs heavy / time crawls when one is wretched syn