不要重重压在你心里

[yuechu]

Hello/大家好，

I was reading the following quotation on Facebook today:
不要因为别人的一句话，而夺走你今天的快乐。
别人轻轻一句话，不要重重压在你心里。
and have a question about the last line's "重重".

Should these characters be pronounced chong2chong2 (meaning repeatedly?) or zhong4zhong4 (meaning heavily?)? I think they are both common pronunciations, right? Could there be sentences where both of these pronunciations are possible?

Thanks in advance/谢谢！

EDIT: ah I just noticed that the first part of the second line contains a pair of opposites: 轻 and 重, so zhong4zhong4 is more likely. However, if there weren't this opposition, would chong2chong2 be a possible pronunciation too?

 

[SuperXW]

EDIT: ah I just noticed that the first part of the second line contains a pair of opposites: 轻 and 重, so zhong4zhong4 is more likely. However, if there weren't this opposition, would chong2chong2 be a possible pronunciation too?

Yes, and yes!
Wow your Chinese is pretty good now...

 

[tarlou]

zhong4 zhong4 means heavily
chong2 chong2 means layer and layer

When it is followed by a verb 压, in most cases it is zhong4zhong4.

There exists a phrase 重重重压 (chong2 chong2 zhong4 ya1), which means many layers (types) of heavy pressure

 

[goodatchinese]

zhong4 zhong4 means heavily
chong2 chong2 means layer and layer

When it is followed by a verb 压, in most cases it is zhong4zhong4.

There exists a phrase 重重重压 (chong2 chong2 zhong4 ya1), which means many layers (types) of heavy pressure

Agreed .
And 重重重压 (chong2 chong2 zhong4 ya1) is truely a good one for Chinese learning.

 

[yuechu]

Thanks SuperXW, tarlou and goodatchinese for your helpful replies! 重重重压 is indeed a good expression showing both pronunciations

Yes, and yes!
Wow your Chinese is pretty good now...

Thanks! I haven't studied Chinese much for the past year... but your encouragement inspires me to start at it again!