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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
嚴格 yángé	嚴格 \| 嚴格* \| *嚴格	strict / stringent / tight / rigorous	严格 HSK 4


嚴重 yánzhòng	嚴重 \| 嚴重* \| *嚴重	grave / serious / severe / critical	严重 HSK 4


嚴肅 yánsù	嚴肅 \| 嚴肅* \| *嚴肅	solemn / grave / serious / earnest / severe	严肃 HSK 5


嚴禁 yánjìn	嚴禁 \| 嚴禁* \| *嚴禁	to strictly prohibit	严禁 HSK 6


尊嚴 zūnyán	尊嚴 \| 尊嚴* \| *尊嚴	dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty	尊严 HSK 6


嚴厲 yánlì	嚴厲 \| 嚴厲* \| *嚴厲	severe / strict	严厉 HSK 6


莊嚴 zhuāngyán	莊嚴 \| 莊嚴* \| *莊嚴	solemn; dignified; stately	庄严 HSK 6


嚴密 yánmì	嚴密 \| 嚴密* \| *嚴密	strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc)	严密 HSK 6


嚴寒 yánhán	嚴寒 \| 嚴寒* \| *嚴寒	bitter cold / severe winter	严寒 HSK 6


嚴峻 yánjùn	嚴峻 \| 嚴峻* \| *嚴峻	grim / severe / rigorous	严峻 HSK 6


嚴 Yán	嚴 \| 嚴* \| *嚴	surname Yan	严


嚴 yán	嚴 \| 嚴* \| *嚴	tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father	严


嚴苛 yánkē	嚴苛 \| 嚴苛* \| *嚴苛	severe / harsh	严苛


森嚴 sēnyán	森嚴 \| 森嚴* \| *森嚴	strict / rigid / tight (security)	森严


嚴懲 yánchéng	嚴懲 \| 嚴懲* \| *嚴懲	to punish severely	严惩


嚴守 yánshǒu	嚴守 \| 嚴守* \| *嚴守	to strictly maintain	严守


嚴查 yánchá	嚴查 \| 嚴查* \| *嚴查	to investigate strictly	严查


嚴實 yánshi	嚴實 \| 嚴實* \| *嚴實	(sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely	严实


嚴酷 yánkù	嚴酷 \| 嚴酷* \| *嚴酷	bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)	严酷


嚴加 yánjiā	嚴加 \| 嚴加* \| *嚴加	sternly / strictly / harshly / stringently / rigorously	严加


戒嚴 jièyán	戒嚴 \| 戒嚴* \| *戒嚴	to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures	戒严


嚴明 yánmíng	嚴明 \| 嚴明* \| *嚴明	strict and impartial / firm	严明


解嚴 jiěyán	解嚴 \| 解嚴* \| *解嚴	to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)	解严


嚴嚴實實 yányánshíshí	嚴嚴實實 \| 嚴嚴實實* \| *嚴嚴實實	(sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely	严严实实


威嚴 wēiyán	威嚴 \| 威嚴* \| *威嚴	dignified / imposing / august / awe-inspiring / awe / prestige / dignity	威严


嚴防 yánfáng	嚴防 \| 嚴防* \| *嚴防	to take strict precautions / on your guard	严防


嚴懲不貸 yánchéngbùdài	嚴懲不貸 \| 嚴懲不貸* \| *嚴懲不貸	to punish severely (idiom)	严惩不贷


從嚴 cóngyán	從嚴 \| 從嚴* \| *從嚴	strict / rigorous / severely	从严


嚴正 yánzhèng	嚴正 \| 嚴正* \| *嚴正	sternly / solemn	严正


嚴絲合縫 yánsīhéfèng	嚴絲合縫 \| 嚴絲合縫* \| *嚴絲合縫	(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly	严丝合缝


嚴重性 yánzhòngxìng	嚴重性 \| 嚴重性* \| *嚴重性	seriousness	严重性


華嚴宗 Huáyánzōng	華嚴宗 \| 華嚴宗* \| *華嚴宗	Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)	华严宗


嚴緊 yánjǐn	嚴緊 \| 嚴緊* \| *嚴緊	strict / tight	严紧


華嚴經 Huáyánjīng	華嚴經 \| 華嚴經* \| *華嚴經	Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra	华严经


嚴島 Yándǎo	嚴島 \| 嚴島* \| *嚴島	Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine	严岛


嚴冬 yándōng	嚴冬 \| 嚴冬* \| *嚴冬	severe winter	严冬


大方廣佛華嚴經 dàfāngguǎng Fóhuáyánjīng	大方…嚴經 \| 大方…嚴經* \| *大方…嚴經	Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra	大方广佛华严经


嚴詞 yáncí	嚴詞 \| 嚴詞* \| *嚴詞	forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words	严词


嚴於律己 yányúlǜjǐ	嚴於律己 \| 嚴於律己* \| *嚴於律己	to be strict with oneself	严于律己


嚴整 yánzhěng	嚴整 \| 嚴整* \| *嚴整	(of troops) in neat formation / (fig.) orderly	严整


妻管嚴 qīguǎnyán	妻管嚴 \| 妻管嚴* \| *妻管嚴	henpecked male	妻管严


嚴父 yánfù	嚴父 \| 嚴父* \| *嚴父	strict or stern father	严父


嚴刑 yánxíng	嚴刑 \| 嚴刑* \| *嚴刑	strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously	严刑


謹嚴 jǐnyán	謹嚴 \| 謹嚴* \| *謹嚴	meticulous / rigorous	谨严


戒嚴令 jièyánlìng	戒嚴令 \| 戒嚴令* \| *戒嚴令	martial law	戒严令


義正辭嚴 yìzhèngcíyán	義正辭嚴 \| 義正辭嚴* \| *義正辭嚴	to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)	义正辞严


嚴刑拷打 yánxíngkǎodǎ	嚴刑拷打 \| 嚴刑拷打* \| *嚴刑拷打	torture / interrogation by torture	严刑拷打


家嚴 jiāyán	家嚴 \| 家嚴* \| *家嚴	(polite) my father	家严


嚴竣 yánjùn	嚴竣 \| 嚴竣* \| *嚴竣	tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult	严竣


嚴復 Yán Fù	嚴復 \| 嚴復* \| *嚴復	Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences	严复


壁壘森嚴 bìlěisēnyán	壁壘森嚴 \| 壁壘森嚴* \| *壁壘森嚴	closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided	壁垒森严


嚴慈 yáncí	嚴慈 \| 嚴慈* \| *嚴慈	strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother	严慈


嘴嚴 zuǐyán	嘴嚴 \| 嘴嚴* \| *嘴嚴	prudent in speech	嘴严


從難從嚴 cóngnáncóngyán	從難從嚴 \| 從難從嚴* \| *從難從嚴	demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting	从难从严


嚴飭 yánchì	嚴飭 \| 嚴飭* \| *嚴飭	careful / precise	严饬


楞嚴 lèngyán	楞嚴 \| 楞嚴* \| *楞嚴	one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)	楞严


嚴謹 yánjǐn	嚴謹 \| 嚴謹* \| *嚴謹	rigorous; strict; careful / (of writing) well organized; meticulous	严谨


嚴重後果 yánzhònghòuguǒ	嚴重後果 \| 嚴重後果* \| *嚴重後果	grave consequence; serious repercussion	严重后果


嚴打 yándǎ	嚴打 \| 嚴打* \| *嚴打	to crack down on / to take severe measures against	严打


嘴不嚴 zuǐbùyán	嘴不嚴 \| 嘴不嚴* \| *嘴不嚴	to have a loose tongue	嘴不严


嚴了眼兒 yánleyǎnr	嚴了眼兒 \| 嚴了眼兒* \| *嚴了眼兒	up to the eyeballs / full to overflowing / jampacked	严了眼儿


嚴以律己 yányǐlǜjǐ	嚴以律己 \| 嚴以律己* \| *嚴以律己	to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself	严以律己


嚴以責己寬以待人 yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén	嚴以…待人 \| 嚴以…待人* \| *嚴以…待人	to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)	严以责己宽以待人


嚴厲打擊 yánlìdǎjī	嚴厲打擊 \| 嚴厲打擊* \| *嚴厲打擊	to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures	严厉打击


嚴厲批評 yánlìpīpíng	嚴厲批評 \| 嚴厲批評* \| *嚴厲批評	to criticize severely / to slate	严厉批评


嚴島神社 Yándǎoshénshè	嚴島神社 \| 嚴島神社* \| *嚴島神社	Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan	严岛神社


嚴把 yánbǎ	嚴把 \| 嚴把* \| *嚴把	to be strict / to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)	严把


嚴控 yánkòng	嚴控 \| 嚴控* \| *嚴控	to strictly control (abbr. for 嚴格控制｜严格控制)	严控


嚴斥 yánchì	嚴斥 \| 嚴斥* \| *嚴斥	to scold / to censure	严斥


嚴格來說 yángéláishuō	嚴格來說 \| 嚴格來說* \| *嚴格來說	strictly speaking	严格来说


嚴格來講 yángéláijiǎng	嚴格來講 \| 嚴格來講* \| *嚴格來講	strictly speaking	严格来讲


嚴格隔離 yángégélí	嚴格隔離 \| 嚴格隔離* \| *嚴格隔離	rigorous isolation	严格隔离


嚴辭 yáncí	嚴辭 \| 嚴辭* \| *嚴辭	stern words	严辞


嚴重危害 yánzhòngwēihài	嚴重危害 \| 嚴重危害* \| *嚴重危害	severe harm / critical danger	严重危害


嚴重問題 yánzhòngwèntí	嚴重問題 \| 嚴重問題* \| *嚴重問題	serious problem	严重问题


嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症 yánzhòngjíxìnghūxīxìtǒngzōnghézhèng	嚴重…合症 \| 嚴重…合症* \| *嚴重…合症	severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)	严重急性呼吸系统综合症


嚴重關切 yánzhòngguānqiè	嚴重關切 \| 嚴重關切* \| *嚴重關切	serious concern	严重关切


形勢嚴峻 xíngshìyánjùn	形勢嚴峻 \| 形勢嚴峻* \| *形勢嚴峻	in grave difficulties / the situation is grim	形势严峻


從嚴懲處 cóngyánchéngchǔ	從嚴懲處 \| 從嚴懲處* \| *從嚴懲處	to deal with sb severely (idiom)	从严惩处


戒備森嚴 jièbèisēnyán	戒備森嚴 \| 戒備森嚴* \| *戒備森嚴	heavily-guarded	戒备森严


戒嚴區 jièyánqū	戒嚴區 \| 戒嚴區* \| *戒嚴區	restricted area / zone of application of the martial law	戒严区


日趨嚴重 rìqūyánzhòng	日趨嚴重 \| 日趨嚴重* \| *日趨嚴重	more critical with every passing day	日趋严重


色厲詞嚴 sèlìcíyán	色厲詞嚴 \| 色厲詞嚴* \| *色厲詞嚴	severe in both looks and speech (idiom)	色厉词严


關嚴 guānyán	關嚴 \| 關嚴* \| *關嚴	to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly	关严

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