重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to syn 犯罪 fàn zuì to commit a crime / crime / offense syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards syn 当真 當真 dāng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly syn 存活 cún huó to survive (a serious accident) / survival syn 草率 cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious syn 案发 案發 àn fā (of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 郑重 鄭重 zhèng zhòng serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious syn 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) syn 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 病魔 bìng mó serious illness syn 考量 kǎo liáng to consider / to give serious consideration to sth / consideration syn 较真 較真 jiào zhēn serious / meticulous / nitpicky / to take sth (or sb) seriously syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn 重度 zhòng dù serious / severe 深重 shēn zhòng very serious / grave / profound syn 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn 大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit syn 重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal / felon 郑重其事 鄭重其事 zhèng zhòng qí shì serious about the matter syn 整肃 整肅 zhěng sù strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust syn 正经八百 正經八百 zhèng jīng bā bǎi very serious / solemn syn 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 大病 dà bìng serious illness 严重后果 嚴重後果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion 不打紧 不打緊 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind 轻者 輕者 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases 重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet 重责 重責 zhòng zé heavy responsibility / serious criticism 伤筋动骨 傷筋動骨 shāng jīn dòng gǔ to suffer serious injury (idiom) 俳 pái not serious / variety show syn 岸然 àn rán solemn / serious 笃 篤 dǔ serious (illness) / sincere / true syn 正儿八经 正兒八經 zhèng ér bā jīng serious / earnest / real / true syn 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness syn 燃眉 rán méi to burn one's eyebrows / fig. desperately serious situation 蝼蛄 螻蛄 lóu gū mole cricket / Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera (a serious agricultural pest) syn 现场 現場 xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site syn 黑帮 黑幫 hēi bāng bunch of gangsters / criminal gang / organized crime syndicate syn 无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime) 罪行 zuì xíng crime / offense syn 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin syn 作案 zuò àn to commit a crime syn 定罪 dìng zuì to convict (sb of a crime) syn 涉嫌 shè xián to be a suspect (in a crime) / to be suspected of syn 侦察 偵察 zhēn chá to investigate a crime / to scout / to reconnoiter / reconnaissance / detection / a scout syn 同谋 同謀 tóng móu to conspire with sb / to plot / a conspirator / a partner in crime / an accomplice 赎罪 贖罪 shú zuì to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement 罪孽 zuì niè sin / crime / wrongdoing syn 黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld / organized crime syndicate syn 预谋 預謀 yù móu premeditated / to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime) syn 受审 受審 shòu shěn to stand trial / to be on trial (for a crime) 行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime / to commit a violent act (assault or murder) syn 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) syn 犯案 fàn àn to commit a crime or offense syn 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective) / to solve (crime) / to uncover (a plot) / to sniff out / to break in and analyze / detective work / to scout syn 从犯 從犯 cóng fàn accessory to a crime / accomplice syn 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels syn 犯罪率 fàn zuì lǜ crime rates 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense / crime punishable by death / my deepest apologies syn 爪牙 zhǎo yá pawn / lackey / accomplice (in crime) / collaborator / henchman / claws and teeth syn 三合会 三合會 sān hé huì triad, Chinese crime gang / triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China 出警 chū jǐng to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc 畏罪 wèi zuì to dread punishment / afraid of being arrested for a crime syn 罪状 罪狀 zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense 无恶不作 無惡不作 wú è bù zuò not to shrink from any crime (idiom) / to commit any imaginable misdeed 投案 tóu àn to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime) syn 扰民 擾民 rǎo mín (of government policy, noise pollution, crime etc) to make people's lives difficult syn 治罪 zhì zuì to punish sb (for a crime) syn 粉墨登场 粉墨登場 fěn mò dēng chǎng to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime) syn 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn deliberate violation (idiom) / intentional crime syn 策动 策動 cè dòng to conspire / to plot (a rebellion, crime etc) / to machinate / to spur on / to urge action syn 株连 株連 zhū lián to involve others (in a crime) / guilt by association syn 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit; 首款 shǒu kuǎn to confess one's crime / first model, version, kind etc (of gadgets, software, cars etc) 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 经济犯罪 經濟犯罪 jīng jì fàn zuì economic crime 打黑 dǎ hēi to crack down on illegal activities / to fight organized crime 犯罪现场 犯罪現場 fàn zuì xiàn chǎng scene of the crime 青少年犯罪 qīng shào nián fàn zuì youthful crime 追缉 追緝 zhuī jī to pursue / to be after / to hunt down (the perpetrator of a crime, an escaped prisoner etc) 暴力犯罪 bào lì fàn zuì violent crime 弥天 彌天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 罪与罚 罪與罰 zuì yǔ fá Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1] 犯事 fàn shì to break the law / to commit a crime 