加重

• 拼音: jiā zhòng
• 汉字拆解: 加 = 力 + 口 (strength + mouth); 重 = 千 + 里 (a thousand li of weight — heavy/serious)

含义

To aggravate; to increase the severity or weight of something; to make more serious. Used for worsening conditions, burdens, or penalties.

Can refer to physical weight increase or worsening of conditions (illness, burden, punishment). Common in medical, legal, and social contexts. Often used with 负担 (burden), 病情 (condition), 处罚 (punishment).

例句

1. 连续加班数周后，他的颈椎问题明显加重，不得不请假就医。
2. 新增税项将进一步加重中小企业的运营负担，引发业界普遍担忧。
3. 法院认为被告存在故意隐瞒证据的行为，决定对其加重处罚。

用法指南

语境: medicine, law, economics, daily life

语气: serious

正确说法

• 长期的心理压力不仅会加重身体上的慢性疾病，还会对个人的判断力与情绪管理能力造成深远的负面影响。(Prolonged psychological stress not only aggravates chronic physical conditions but also has a profound negative impact on an individual's judgement and emotional management abilities.)
• 当前土地资源短缺的问题若不能得到有效缓解，将进一步加重农村地区的生计危机，并引发更大范围的社会不稳定因素。(If the current shortage of land resources cannot be effectively alleviated, it will further exacerbate the livelihood crisis in rural areas and trigger wider social instability.)

错误说法

• 加重 vs 加剧 — 加重 emphasises increasing weight, severity, or burden (medical, legal, economic); 加剧 emphasises intensification or escalation of a dynamic process or conflict. Say 病情加重 (condition worsening) and 矛盾加剧 (contradictions escalating) — do not use them interchangeably

起源与历史

加 (to add; increase) + 重 (heavy; serious; weight)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal