严
谨

Rigorous in Chinese: 严谨 (yán jǐn)

yán jǐn

rigorous

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

Definitions

  1. 1rigorous; strict; careful
  2. 2(of writing) well organized; meticulous

Stroke order

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严
谨

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

严谨

Simplified

嚴謹

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这位科学家做事非常严谨。

    zhè wèi kē xué jiā zuò shì fēi cháng yán jǐn。

    This scientist is extremely rigorous in his work.

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Related words

严

yán

tight (closely sealed)

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

谨慎

jǐn shèn

cautious

严肃

yán sù

solemn

严厉

yán lì

severe

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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