How to say “value highly” in Chinese

看重
kànzhòng

value highly, attach importance

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and values”

“Value highly” in Chinese is 看重, kàn zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

看重 is read kàn zhòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

kàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zhòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

看
kàn — look, watch

A hand 手 above an eye 目.

重
zhòng — heavy; important

Its second reading is chóng, “again”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “看重”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “value highly” in Chinese?

“Value highly” in Chinese is 看重, pinyin kànzhòng.

What does 看重 mean?

看重 (kànzhòng) means “value highly, attach importance”.

How do you write 看重?

看重 is 2 characters: 看 (kàn) — look, watch; 重 (zhòng) — heavy; important. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 看重?

看重 is read kànzhòng. Tones: kàn — fourth tone, zhòng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“value highly” in the lesson “How to look at it”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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