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鄭重

简郑重 · 繁鄭重

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng zhòng

serious
solemn
earnest
conscientious

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鄭: Look up this written character
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
郑: zhèng · state in today's Henan; surname

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4–4 · zheng4 zhong4

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zeng6 zung6

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adj

solemn; stately; serious

adv

solemnly
(obsolete) frequently; repeatedly; tenaciously
(obsolete) tediously; in excessive detail
(obsolete) in earnest; sincerely

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