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Onerous in Chinese

onerous (work, tasks) · HSK 7–9

繁重 fán zhòng

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  1. 繁 fán numerous
  2. 重 zhòng heavy

她每天的工作非常繁重。 Her daily workload is very heavy.

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Onerous in Chinese is 繁重 (fán zhòng).

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