严
厉

Severe in Chinese: 严厉 (yán lì)

yán lì

severe

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 嚴厲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1severe
  2. 2strict

Stroke order

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严
厉

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

严厉

Simplified

嚴厲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师对学生很严厉。

    lǎo shī duì xué shēng hěn yán lì。

    The teacher is very strict with the students.

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Related words

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

厉害

lì hai

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

严肃

yán sù

solemn

严谨

yán jǐn

rigorous

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

严峻

yán jùn

grim

严密

yán mì

strict

庄严

zhuāng yán

solemn

尊严

zūn yán

dignity

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