重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to 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 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony 草率 cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious syn 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 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 刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal / criminal detention 刑拘 xíng jū to detain as criminal / criminal detention / abbr. for 刑事拘留[xing2 shi4 ju1 liu2] 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 刑事警察 xíng shì jǐng chá criminal police / member of the criminal police 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 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 罪犯 zuì fàn criminal syn 指控 zhǐ kòng accusation / a (criminal) charge / to accuse syn 检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 犯人 fàn rén convict / prisoner / criminal syn 嫌犯 xián fàn criminal suspect 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 黑帮 黑幫 hēi bāng bunch of gangsters / criminal gang / organized crime syndicate syn 前科 qián kē criminal record / previous convictions 刑事 xíng shì criminal / penal syn 团伙 團伙 tuán huǒ (criminal) gang / gang member / accomplice / crony syn 逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal / fugitive from the law syn 处决 處決 chǔ jué to execute (a condemned criminal) syn 罪案 zuì àn a criminal case 通缉 通緝 tōng jī to order the arrest of sb as criminal / to list as wanted syn 黑社会 黑社會 hēi shè huì criminal underworld / organized crime syndicate syn 刑警 xíng jǐng criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2]) 出没 出沒 chū mò to come and go / to roam about (mostly unseen) / (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) / (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) / (of the sun) to rise and set 黑道 hēi dào dark road / unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2dao4]) / the underworld / criminal gangs 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 通缉犯 通緝犯 tōng jī fàn wanted criminal / fugitive (from the law) 公诉 公訴 gōng sù public prosecution / criminal prosecution 要犯 yào fàn major criminal syn 战犯 戰犯 zhàn fàn war criminal syn 惯犯 慣犯 guàn fàn recidivist / habitual criminal 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest / to catch a criminal syn 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 刑法 xíng fǎ criminal law syn 少年犯 shào nián fàn young criminal / juvenile delinquent 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 人犯 rén fàn criminal / culprit / suspect (old) syn 刑侦 刑偵 xíng zhēn criminal investigation syn 匪帮 匪幫 fěi bāng gang of bandits / criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents) syn 刑事犯罪 xíng shì fàn zuì criminal offense 贼船 賊船 zéi chuán pirate ship / fig. venture of dubious merit / criminal gang / reactionary faction 查处 查處 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 查办 查辦 chá bàn to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 疑凶 疑兇 yí xiōng suspected of murder / criminal suspect syn 查抄 chá chāo to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions / to search and confiscate (forbidden items) / to raid syn 查获 查獲 chá huò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) syn 发案 發案 fā àn occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act) / to take place / to occur / to advertise freelance work 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities 罪魁 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem syn 犯罪嫌疑人 fàn zuì xián yí rén criminal 刑事责任 刑事責任 xíng shì zé rèn criminal responsibility 民事诉讼 民事訴訟 mín shì sù sòng common plea / civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case) 