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重 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "heavy": 

*Sentence:

这头猪重多少斤?

English:

How much does the pig weigh in jin?

Top-Down Words:

头 tóu - measure word for larger animals


Sentence:

阿姨体重多少?

English:

What's aunt's weight?

Top-Down Words:

阿姨 ā'yí  - auntie; step-mother; mother's younger sister 


Usage 2 - " repeat, duplicate, once more (chóng)":

*Sentence: 

做鸡蛋的方法错了,你要重做。 

English:

The eggs were made incorrectly, you need to make them again.

Top-Down Words:

鸡蛋 jīdàn - (chicken) egg
方法 fāngfǎ - method



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Comments   3

Rick Angleland

Re 你要重做 would it also be correct to say 你要再做?

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Mandarin Blueprint

They're slightly different in meaning. 重做 implies that your original effort failed, because you need to "restart," whereas "再做" makes no implication about the previous time of "doing" it.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq10m5Vm4g4&t=2362s

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