严
Yán
Pinyin

Definition

严
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yán
  1. tight (closely sealed)
  2. stern
  3. strict
  4. rigorous
  5. severe
  6. father
严
 - 
Yán
  1. surname Yan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

严寒
yán hán
  1. 1 bitter cold
  2. 2 severe winter
严肃
yán sù
  1. 1 solemn
  2. 2 grave
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 earnest
  5. 5 severe
严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
尊严
zūn yán
  1. 1 dignity
  2. 2 sanctity
  3. 3 honor
  4. 4 majesty
严
Yán
  1. 1 surname Yan
严冬
yán dōng
  1. 1 severe winter
严厉
yán lì
  1. 1 severe
  2. 2 strict
严严实实
yán yán shí shí
  1. 1 (sealed) tightly
  2. 2 (wrapped) closely
  3. 3 (covered) completely
严实
yán shi
  1. 1 (sealed) tight
  2. 2 close
  3. 3 (hidden) safely
  4. 4 securely
严峻
yán jùn
  1. 1 grim
  2. 2 severe
  3. 3 rigorous
严惩
yán chéng
  1. 1 to punish severely
严查
yán chá
  1. 1 to investigate strictly
严格
yán gé
  1. 1 strict
  2. 2 stringent
  3. 3 tight
  4. 4 rigorous
严禁
yán jìn
  1. 1 to strictly prohibit
严谨
yán jǐn
  1. 1 rigorous
  2. 2 strict
  3. 3 careful
  4. 4 cautious
  5. 5 compact
  6. 6 well-knit
威严
wēi yán
  1. 1 dignified
  2. 2 imposing
  3. 3 august
  4. 4 awe-inspiring
  5. 5 awe
  6. 6 prestige
  7. 7 dignity
庄严
zhuāng yán
  1. 1 solemn
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 stately
严刑
yán xíng
  1. 1 strict law
  2. 2 cruel punishment
  3. 3 to carry out cruel law rigorously
严加
yán jiā
  1. 1 sternly
  2. 2 strictly
  3. 3 harshly
  4. 4 stringently
  5. 5 rigorously
严守
yán shǒu
  1. 1 to strictly maintain

Idioms (8)

严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
  1. 1 to punish severely (idiom)
严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
  1. 1 to fit tightly (idiom)
  2. 2 to join seamlessly
  3. 3 to fit snugly
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
  1. 1 to deal with sb severely (idiom)
从难从严
cóng nán cóng yán
  1. 1 demanding and strict (idiom)
  2. 2 exacting
义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán
  1. 1 to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
色厉词严
sè lì cí yán
  1. 1 severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

Sample Sentences

但也要看到，外部环境更加严峻复杂，国内长期积累的结构性矛盾仍然突出。”国家统计局新闻发言人毛盛勇说。
dàn yě yào kàndào ，wàibù huánjìng gèngjiā yánjùn fùzá ，guónèi chángqī jīlěi de jiégòuxìng máodùn réngrán tūchū 。”GuójiāTǒngjìjú xīnwén fāyánrén máoshèngyǒng shuō 。
However, we must also be aware that the external conditions has deteriorated and become more complicated, and structural conflicts from the past are still outstanding, said Mao Shengyong from The National Bureau of Statistics spokesman.
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随着我国老龄化问题的日益严峻，养老产业也在迅速发展。
suízhe wǒguó lǎolínghuà wèntí de rìyì yánjùn ，yǎnglǎo chǎnyè yě zài xùnsù fāzhǎn 。
As China's aging problem becomes more and more serious, the old-age services industry is also developing rapidly.
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特别是自由行更要当心呢，我这段时间一直在加强锻炼，希望到时候高原反应不要太严重！
tèbié shì zìyóuxíng gèng yào dāngxīn ne ，wǒ zhè duàn shíjiān yīzhí zài jiāqiáng duànliàn ，xīwàng dàoshíhòu gāoyuánfǎnyìng bùyào tài yánzhòng ！
In particular, we have to be careful on free and easy trips. I have been training hard during this time. I hope by then the altitude sickness will not be too serious!
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当地时间八月二十四日，巴西朗多尼亚州，巴西境内的亚马孙雨林大火火情十分严峻，浓烟滚滚，满目疮痍。
dāngdì shíjiān bā yuè èrshí sì rì ，Bāxī Lǎngduōníyǎ zhōu ，Bāxī jìngnèi de Yàmǎsūn yǔlín dàhuǒ huǒ qíng shífēn yánjùn ，nóngyān gǔngǔn ，Mǎnmùchuāngyí 。
On August 24, local time, in the Brazilian state of Rondonia, severe fire in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil brought heavy smoke and widespread devastation .
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日本1日开始施行新签证政策，放宽外籍劳动者进入日本的条件，以解决“用工荒”难题。日本媒体注意到，日本长期严格限制移民入境，如今这一政策出现重大转向。
Rìběn yī rì kāishǐ shīxíng Xīn qiānzhèng zhèngcè ，fàngkuān wàijí láodòngzhě jìnrù Rìběn de tiáojiàn ，yǐ jiějué “yònggōnghuāng ”nántí 。Rìběn méitǐ zhùyì dào ，Rìběn chángqī yángé xiànzhì yímín rùjìng ，rújīn zhèyī zhèngcè chūxiàn zhòngdà zhuǎnxiàng 。
Japan began a new visa policy on the 1st, relaxing the conditions for foreign workers to enter Japan to solve the problems of “labor shortage”. The Japanese media noted that Japan has strictly restricted immigration to the country for a long time, and this policy is a major shift.
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现在全球暖化太严重了
xiànzài quánqiú nuǎnhuà tài yánzhòng le
Global warming is too serious.
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第二：飓风佛罗伦斯来袭，不但造成美国东岸五十三人死亡，还引起严重淹水与停电。
dìèr ：jùfēng Fóluólúnsī láixí ，bùdàn zàochéng Měiguó dōngàn wǔshísān rén sǐwáng ，hái yǐnqǐ yánzhòng yānshuǐ yǔ tíngdiàn 。
2. Hurricane Florence strikes, resulting in 53 deaths in the east coast, serious flooding and blackout.
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麦可”在十月七日形成，在接下来的一周内破坏了许多房子、家庭，也对农民造成严重的伤害。
Màikě ”zài Shíyuè qīrì xíngchéng ，zài jiēxiàlái de yīzhōu nèi pòhuài le xǔduō fángzi 、jiātíng ，yě duì nóngmín zàochéng yánzhòng de shānghài 。
Hurricane Michael was formed on October 7. In the following week, it destroyed houses and families, causing serious damage to farmers.
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玛乔丽·斯通曼·道格拉斯高中枪击案有十七人死亡，十四人受伤，成为美国历史上死伤最严重的高中枪击事件。
mǎqiáolì ·sītōngmàn ·Dàogélāsī gāozhōng qiāngjīàn yǒu shíqī rén sǐwáng ，shísì rén shòushāng ，chéngwéi Měiguó lìshǐ shàng sǐshāng zuì yánzhòng de gāozhōng qiāngjī shìjiàn 。
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting resulted in seventeen dead and fourteen injured, making this the deadliest shooting at a high school in United States history.
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从本��开始，又一个中国城市加入严格控烟“阵营”。
cóng běn yuè kāishǐ ，yòu yī ge Zhōngguó chéngshì jiārù yángé kòng yān “zhènyíng ”。
With effect this month, another Chinese city joins the “camp” to enforce strict tobacco control.
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