严
肃

Solemn in Chinese: 严肃 (yán sù)

yán sù

solemn

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 嚴肅2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1solemn
  2. 2grave
  3. 3serious
  4. 4earnest
  5. 5severe

Stroke order

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严
肃

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

严肃

Simplified

嚴肅

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们认为这不严肃。

    wǒ men rèn wéi zhè bù yán sù。

    We don't think it's serious.

  • 谈严肃的事时要严肃。

    tán yán sù de shì shí yào yán sù。

    One must speak about serious things seriously.

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Related words

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

严厉

yán lì

severe

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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