Ideographic: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里Radical:

meaning for zhòng:

  • - heavy
  • - serious
  • - to attach importance to

meaning for chóng:

  • - to repeat
  • - repetition
  • - again
  • - re-
  • - classifier: layer

zhège这个
yàopiàn药片
zhòng
200
háokè毫克

This tablet weighs 200 milligrams.


zhège这个
xiāngzi箱子
yǒu
30
gōngjīn公斤
zhòng

This box weighs 30 kilograms.


zhège这个
jùdà巨大
de
xiāngzi箱子
yǒu
dūn
zhòng

This huge box weighs one ton.


dūn
zhòng
de
huòwù货物
xūyào需要
5
gèrén个人
yùnshū运输

Five people are needed to transport one ton of goods.


zhè
tiáo
wéijīn围巾
zhòng
200

This scarf weighs 200 grams.