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 破坏 破壞 pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy syn 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper syn 损失 損失 sǔn shī loss / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] / to lose / to suffer damage 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 损伤 損傷 sǔn shāng to harm / to damage / to injure / impairment / loss / disability 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 损坏 損壞 sǔn huài to damage / to injure syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 危害 wēi hài to harm / to jeopardize / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 损害 損害 sǔn hài harm / to damage / to impair syn 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony 受损 受損 shòu sǔn to suffer damage 毁坏 毀壞 huǐ huài to damage / to devastate / to vandalize / damage / destruction syn 草率 cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 受害 shòu hài to suffer damage, injury etc / damaged / injured / killed / robbed syn 郑重 鄭重 zhèng zhòng serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious syn 连累 連累 lián lěi to involve / to implicate sb / to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 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 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 划伤 劃傷 huá shāng to damage by scratching / to gash / to lacerate 灼伤 灼傷 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) syn 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage / to wreck / to destroy syn 病魔 bìng mó serious illness syn 隐患 隱患 yǐn huàn a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface 害处 害處 hài chu damage / harm / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 水灾 水災 shuǐ zāi flood / flood damage syn 虫害 蟲害 chóng hài insect pest / damage from insects syn 大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit syn 重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal / felon 霜冻 霜凍 shuāng dòng frost / frost damage (to crop) 毁损 毀損 huǐ sǔn impair, damage 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 毁伤 毀傷 huǐ shāng to injure / to damage 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 打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure / to wound / to damage syn 大病 dà bìng serious illness 严重后果 嚴重後果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion 财产损失 cái chǎn sǔn shī property damage 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 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 重责 重責 zhòng zé heavy responsibility / serious criticism 脑损伤 腦損傷 nǎo sǔn shāng brain damage 祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) syn 浸种 浸種 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc) 伤筋动骨 傷筋動骨 shāng jīn dòng gǔ to suffer serious injury (idiom) 水害 shuǐ hài flood damage syn 败 敗 bài to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 煞 shā to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 殺|杀[sha1] syn 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 海损 海損 hǎi sǔn damage to goods during shipping syn 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness syn 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior 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 漶 huàn (of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc) / blurry / eroded 虫灾 蟲災 chóng zāi insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects syn 重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú tài shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter syn 诬害 誣害 wū hài to damage by calumny syn 诚笃 誠篤 chéng dǔ honest / sincere and serious syn 兹事体大 茲事體大 zī shì tǐ dà this is no small thing (idiom) / to have a serious matter at hand 闭门觅句 閉門覓句 bì mén mì jù lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom) / fig. the serious hard work of writing 铸成大错 鑄成大錯 zhù chéng dà cuò to make a serious mistake (idiom) syn 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè guó lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom) / fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù to harm people and damage property (idiom) 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting syn 