严

yán

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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严 肃点儿。

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Words Containing 严

• 严厉 yán lì: severe
• 严密 yán mì: strict
• 严寒 yán hán: severe winter
• 严峻 yán jùn: grim
• 严格 yán gé: strict
• 严禁 yán jìn: to strictly prohibit
• 严肃 yán sù: solemn
• 严谨 yán jǐn: rigorous; strict; careful
• 严重 yán zhòng: grave
• 尊严 zūn yán: dignity
• 庄严 zhuāng yán: solemn; dignified; stately
• 嘴不严 zuǐ bù yán: to have a loose tongue
• 嘴严 zuǐ yán: prudent in speech
• 严以律己 yán yǐ lǜ jǐ: to be strict with oneself (idiom)
• 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)
• 严冬 yán dōng: severe winter
• 严刑 yán xíng: strict law
• 严刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ: torture
• 严加 yán jiā: sternly
• 严厉打击 yán lì dǎ jī: to strike a severe blow
• 严厉批评 yán lì pī píng: to criticize severely
• 严严实实 yán yán shí shí: (sealed) tightly
• 严守 yán shǒu: to strictly maintain
• 严实 yán shi: (sealed) tight
• 严岛 yán dǎo: Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
• 严岛神社 yán dǎo shén shè: Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
• 严复 yán fù: Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
• 严慈 yán cí: strict and compassionate
• 严惩 yán chéng: to punish severely
• 严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài: to punish severely (idiom)
• 严打 yán dǎ: to crack down on
• 严把 yán bǎ: to be strict
• 严整 yán zhěng: (of troops) in neat formation
• 严斥 yán chì: to censure
• 严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ: to be strict with oneself
• 严明 yán míng: strict and impartial
• 严查 yán chá: to investigate strictly
• 严格来说 yán gé lái shuō: strictly speaking
• 严格来讲 yán gé lái jiǎng: strictly speaking
• 严格隔离 yán gé gé lí: rigorous isolation
• 严正 yán zhèng: sternly
• 严父 yán fù: strict or stern father
• 严竣 yán jùn: tight
• 严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng: (idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
• 严紧 yán jǐn: strict
• 严苛 yán kē: severe
• 严词 yán cí: forceful (criticism etc)
• 严辞 yán cí: stern words
• 严酷 yán kù: bitter
• 严重危害 yán zhòng wēi hài: severe harm
• 严重问题 yán zhòng wèn tí: serious problem
• 严重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ: grave consequence; serious repercussion
• 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)
• 严重性 yán zhòng xìng: seriousness
• 严重关切 yán zhòng guān qiè: serious concern
• 严防 yán fáng: to take strict precautions
• 严饬 yán chì: careful
• 壁垒森严 bì lěi sēn yán: closely guarded
• 大方广佛华严经 dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng: Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
• 妻管严 qī guǎn yán: henpecked male
• 威严 wēi yán: dignified
• 家严 jiā yán: (polite) my father
• 形势严峻 xíng shì yán jùn: in grave difficulties
• 从严 cóng yán: strict
• 从严惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ: to deal with sb severely (idiom)
• 从难从严 cóng nán cóng yán: demanding and strict (idiom)
• 戒备森严 jiè bèi sēn yán: heavily-guarded
• 戒严 jiè yán: to impose martial law
• 戒严令 jiè yán lìng: martial law
• 戒严区 jiè yán qū: restricted area
• 日趋严重 rì qū yán zhòng: more critical with every passing day
• 森严 sēn yán: strict
• 楞严 lèng yán: one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
• 义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán: to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
• 色厉词严 sè lì cí yán: severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
• 华严宗 huá yán zōng: Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
• 华严经 huá yán jīng: Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
• 解严 jiě yán: to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)
• 谨严 jǐn yán: meticulous
• 关严 guān yán: to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly