隆重 (lóngzhòng) · grand

隆重 (lóngzhòng) means “grand; solemn; ceremonious”. It is written with 2 characters: 隆 (prosperous) + 重 (heavy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 隆重 is built

What 隆 is made of

阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
一 — horizontal stroke
生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

What 重 is made of

千qiān — thousand
里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

学校举行了隆重的毕业典礼。Xuéxiào jǔxíng le lóngzhòng de bìyè diǎnlǐ.The school held a grand graduation ceremony.

他们的婚礼办得很隆重。Tāmen de hūnlǐ bàn de hěn lóngzhòng.Their wedding was a grand affair.

What does 隆重 mean?

隆重 (lóngzhòng) means “grand; solemn; ceremonious”.

How do you pronounce 隆重?

隆重 is pronounced lóngzhòng.

Which HSK level is 隆重?

隆重 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 隆重 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 120: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.