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沉甸甸

chén diàn diàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • heavy

Definition

形容物体很重,有沉重的感觉。

Describing an object that is very heavy, giving a feeling of weightiness.

Usage

常用来形容具体物体的重量感,也可比喻心情、责任等的沉重。

Often used to describe the weightiness of a concrete object, also used metaphorically for heaviness of mood, responsibility, etc.

Examples

  • 1 他手里提着一个沉甸甸的箱子,看起来非常吃力。(He is carrying a very heavy box, looking quite strained.)
  • 2 这次考试的试卷沉甸甸的,题目很难。(This exam paper is weighty, the questions are very difficult.)
  • 3 她的心里沉甸甸的,像压了一块石头。(Her heart feels heavy, as if a stone is pressing on it.)
  • 4 这是一个沉甸甸的责任,我们必须承担。(This is a heavy responsibility, we must shoulder it.)
  • 5 秋天稻穗沉甸甸的,预示着丰收。(In autumn, the rice ears are heavy, foretelling a bountiful harvest.)
  • 6 他背上沉甸甸的书包,一步步走向学校。(He walked towards school step by step with a heavy schoolbag on his back.)

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