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grave; serious; severe; critical
HSK 4
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  *严* | 严* | *严
tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
HSK 4
(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting / to strictly enforce
HSK 5
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
HSK 5
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  *臭* | 臭* | *臭
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
HSK 5
severe / strict
HSK 5
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  *剧* | 剧* | *剧
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe
HSK 6
grim / severe / rigorous
HSK 7-9
harsh; severe; demanding
HSK 7-9
violent; acute; severe; fierce
HSK 7-9
truly / indeed / severely / harshly
HSK 7-9
a teratism; monster; severely deformed individual
serious / severe
SARS / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
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  *峻* | 峻* | *峻
(of mountains) high / harsh or severe
to suffer beating / fig. to be severely criticized / to take a hammering
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  *峭* | 峭* | *峭
high and steep / precipitous / severe or stern
heavily / severely
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  *厉* | 厉* | *厉
strict / severe
severe / harsh
bitter cold / severe winter
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  *凛* | 凛* | *凛
cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic
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  *苛* | 苛* | *苛
severe / exacting
not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses
outstanding student / to give birth to healthy babies (typically involving prenatal screening and the abortion of offspring with a severe abnormality) / to enhance the genetic quality of a population; eugenics
to crack down on / to take severe measures against
severe winter
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify
to punish severely
to punish severely
extraordinary / severe / exaggerated / overstated / fantastic / incredible
to punish severely
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  *憭* | 憭* | *憭
clear / intelligible / severe / cold
important classic text / severe laws
to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
severe punishment / worst punishment / to torture
severe disaster
(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
to criticize severely / to slate
bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
to severely criticize
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
(before a two-syllable verb) considerably / greatly (exaggerate) / vehemently (oppose) / severely (punish) / extensively (refurbish) / effusively (praise)
lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
(saying) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Please do not be too severe on me!
severe drought (literary)
Eastman (name) / George Eastman (1854-1932), US inventor and founder of Kodak 柯達|柯达 / Max F. Eastman (1883-1969), US socialist writer, subsequently severe critic of USSR
great / severe
punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach
to punish severely (idiom)
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution
strict; rigorous; severely
lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things
severe drought / exceptionally hot weather
to bawl out / to reprimand severely
severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
less serious case / in less severe cases
to punish severely
atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS
Please do not be too severe on me!


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