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严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
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to fit tightly (idiom);
to join seamlessly;
to fit snugly
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严明
yán míng
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strict and impartial;
firm
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从严
cóng yán
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strict;
rigorous;
severely
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严查
yán chá
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to investigate strictly
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严防
yán fáng
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to take strict precautions;
on your guard
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严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
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to punish severely (idiom)
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严打
yán dǎ
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to crack down on;
to take severe measures against
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严整
yán zhěng
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(of troops) in neat formation;
(fig.) orderly
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严于律己
yán yú lǜ jǐ
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to be strict with oneself
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严词
yán cí
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forceful (criticism etc);
to use strong words
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严紧
yán jǐn
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strict;
tight
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嘴严
zuǐ yán
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prudent in speech
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严了眼儿
yán le yǎn r
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up to the eyeballs;
full to overflowing;
jampacked
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严以律己
yǎn yǐ lǜ jǐ
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to be strict with oneself (idiom);
to demand a lot of oneself
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严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
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to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
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严刑拷打
yán xíng kǎo dǎ
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torture;
interrogation by torture
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严厉打击
yán lì dǎ jī
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to strike a severe blow;
to crack down;
to take strong measures
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严厉批评
yán lì pī píng
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to criticize severely;
to slate
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严岛
yán dǎo
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Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
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严岛神社
yán dǎo shén shè
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Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
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严复
yán fù
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Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
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严慈
yán cí
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strict and compassionate;
strict as a father and tender as a mother
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严把
yán bǎ
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to be strict;
to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
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严斥
yán chì
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to scold;
to censure
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严格来说
yán gé lái shuō
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strictly speaking
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