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加重

Mandarin · pinyin 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)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double

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1–4 · jia1 zhong4

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gaa1 cung5

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verb

to increase weight
to make worse; to aggravate

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