珍重

• Pinyin: zhēn zhòng
• Hanzi breakdown: 珍 = 王 + 㐱 (precious); 重 = 里 + 千 (heavy/weighty/important)

Meaning

To take good care of oneself; to cherish one's health and wellbeing. Also used as a heartfelt farewell expression meaning 'take care'.

Frequently appears in formal farewells, letters, and parting words. Conveys sincere concern for someone's wellbeing, especially across distance or hardship.

Examples

1. 离别之际，她深情地叮嘱道：多加珍重。 As they parted, she said with deep feeling, “Take good care of yourself.”
2. 异乡求学，务必珍重自己的身体健康。 Studying away from home, be sure to take good care of your health.
3. 他在信末写道：前路漫漫，望你多多珍重。 At the end of his letter, he wrote, “The road ahead is long—please take good care.”

Usage Guide

Context: farewell, letters, personal

Tone: warm

Do Say

• 此去路远，请多珍重！(The journey ahead is long — please take good care of yourself!)
• 望你在外独立生活，好好珍重身体。(I hope you take good care of your health as you live independently away from home.)

Don't Say

• 珍重这段感情 — for cherishing a relationship, use 珍惜; 珍重 is primarily a farewell/self-care wish directed at a person's wellbeing

Origin & History

珍 (precious) + 重 (regard as important/weighty)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal