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yán
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. tight (closely sealed)
  2. 2. stern
  3. 3. strict
  4. 4. rigorous
  5. 5. severe
  6. 6. father

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10021289)

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Words Containing 严

严酷
yán kù

bitter

严格来讲
yán gé lái jiǎng

strictly speaking

严慈
yán cí

strict and compassionate

从严
cóng yán

strict

严加
yán jiā

sternly

森严
sēn yán

strict

严寒
yán hán

severe winter

严父
yán fù

strict or stern father

严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

严禁
yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

严正
yán zhèng

sternly

华严宗
huá yán zōng

Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)

壁垒森严
bì lěi sēn yán

closely guarded

严重
yán zhòng

grave

严刑
yán xíng

strict law

严格隔离
yán gé gé lí

rigorous isolation

严以律己
yán yǐ lǜ jǐ

to be strict with oneself (idiom)

戒严区
jiè yán qū

restricted area

嘴不严
zuǐ bù yán

to have a loose tongue

严紧
yán jǐn

strict

严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài

to punish severely (idiom)

严密
yán mì

strict

家严
jiā yán

(polite) my father

严肃
yán sù

solemn

谨严
jǐn yán

meticulous

戒严
jiè yán

to impose martial law

严重性
yán zhòng xìng

seriousness

日趋严重
rì qū yán zhòng

more critical with every passing day

严峻
yán jùn

grim

严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng

(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly

严查
yán chá

to investigate strictly

严厉
yán lì

severe

严谨
yán jǐn

rigorous; strict; careful

严重危害
yán zhòng wēi hài

severe harm

严岛
yán dǎo

Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine

庄严
zhuāng yán

solemn; dignified; stately

楞严
lèng yán

one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)

严重关切
yán zhòng guān qiè

serious concern

严刑拷打
yán xíng kǎo dǎ

torture

色厉词严
sè lì cí yán

severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

严饬
yán chì

careful

妻管严
qī guǎn yán

henpecked male

严词
yán cí

forceful (criticism etc)

从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

威严
wēi yán

dignified

严防
yán fáng

to take strict precautions

严重问题
yán zhòng wèn tí

serious problem

严苛
yán kē

severe

义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán

to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)

严格来说
yán gé lái shuō

strictly speaking

严重后果
yán zhòng hòu guǒ

grave consequence; serious repercussion

严守
yán shǒu

to strictly maintain

嘴严
zuǐ yán

prudent in speech

解严
jiě yán

to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)

形势严峻
xíng shì yán jùn

in grave difficulties

严竣
yán jùn

tight

严厉打击
yán lì dǎ jī

to strike a severe blow

华严经
huá yán jīng

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school

大方广佛华严经
dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school

戒严令
jiè yán lìng

martial law

严复
yán fù

Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

严厉批评
yán lì pī píng

to criticize severely

严于律己
yán yú lǜ jǐ

to be strict with oneself

戒备森严
jiè bèi sēn yán

heavily-guarded

严岛神社
yán dǎo shén shè

Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan

严打
yán dǎ

to crack down on

关严
guān yán

to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly

严冬
yán dōng

severe winter

严重急性呼吸系统综合症
yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

严明
yán míng

strict and impartial

尊严
zūn yán

dignity

严辞
yán cí

stern words

严格
yán gé

strict

严把
yán bǎ

to be strict

严整
yán zhěng

(of troops) in neat formation

严惩
yán chéng

to punish severely

严实
yán shi

(sealed) tight

从难从严
cóng nán cóng yán

demanding and strict (idiom)

严斥
yán chì

to censure

严严实实
yán yán shí shí

(sealed) tightly