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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嚴* | 嚴* | *嚴
tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
HSK 4
grave; serious; severe; critical
HSK 4
strict / stringent / tight / rigorous
HSK 4
(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting / to strictly enforce
HSK 5
severe / strict
HSK 5
dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty
HSK 7-9
to strictly prohibit
HSK 7-9
solemn; dignified; stately
HSK 7-9
strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc)
HSK 7-9
grim / severe / rigorous
HSK 7-9
rigorous; strict; careful / (of writing) well organized; meticulous
HSK 7-9
severe / harsh
strict / rigid / tight (security)
to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嚴* | 嚴* | *嚴
surname Yan
Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
dignified / imposing / august / awe-inspiring / awe / prestige / dignity
seriousness
to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures
to take strict precautions / on your guard
sternly / solemn
to punish severely
(sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely
bitter cold / severe winter
(sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely
to strictly maintain
sternly / strictly / harshly / stringently / rigorously
severe winter
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words
strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously
(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
to be strict with oneself
to punish severely (idiom)
henpecked male
(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
strict or stern father
strict / tight
strict; rigorous; severely
meticulous / rigorous
torture / interrogation by torture
demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting
martial law
bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)
Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided
(of troops) in neat formation / (fig.) orderly
careful / precise
strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother
(polite) my father
to investigate strictly
one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
grave consequence; serious repercussion
Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
strictly speaking
stern words
in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
serious problem
heavily-guarded
to criticize severely / to slate
to crack down on / to take severe measures against
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
strictly speaking
more critical with every passing day
to have a loose tongue
prudent in speech
up to the eyeballs / full to overflowing / jampacked
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
to strictly control (abbr. for 嚴格控制|严格控制)
to scold / to censure
strict and impartial / firm
rigorous isolation
serious concern
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
restricted area / zone of application of the martial law
severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly


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