严
峻

Grim in Chinese: 严峻 (yán jùn)

yán jùn

grim

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚴峻1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1grim
  2. 2severe
  3. 3rigorous

Stroke order

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严
峻

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄩㄣˋ

jùn

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

严峻

Simplified

嚴峻

Traditional

Example sentences

See 严峻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们正面临严峻的考验。

    wǒ men zhèng miàn lín yán jùn de kǎo yàn。

    We are facing a severe test.

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Related words

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

严肃

yán sù

solemn

严厉

yán lì

severe

严谨

yán jǐn

rigorous

严禁

yán jìn

to strictly prohibit

严密

yán mì

strict

庄严

zhuāng yán

solemn

尊严

zūn yán

dignity

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