重型

• Pinyin: zhòng xíng
• Hanzi breakdown: 重 = 千 + 里 (heavy); 型 = 刑 + 土 (type, model)

Meaning

Heavy-duty; heavy type; for large-scale or intense purposes. Describes equipment, vehicles, or conditions of significant scale.

Used for machinery, vehicles, weapons, and medical conditions that are of the most serious or powerful category. Implies industrial strength, large scale, or severe degree.

Examples

1. 这条公路禁止重型车辆通行。 Heavy vehicles are prohibited on this highway.
2. 工地上停放着各种重型机械。 All kinds of heavy machinery are parked at the construction site.
3. 重型肝炎患者需要住院治疗。 Patients with severe hepatitis need to be hospitalized for treatment.

Usage Guide

Context: industrial, military, medical

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 重型坦克在战场上具有强大的火力优势。(Heavy tanks have powerful firepower advantages on the battlefield.)
• 这家医院专门收治重型新冠肺炎患者。(This hospital specializes in treating severe COVID-19 patients.)

Don't Say

• 重型书包 — use 沉重的 for everyday heavy objects

Origin & History

重 (heavy) + 型 (type, model)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal