yán

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

HSK 4 #545

DEFINITIONS

严 yán
  • surname Yan
  • tight (closely sealed)
  • stern
  • strict
  • rigorous
  • severe
  • father

STROKES

WORDS

格来讲 yán gé lái jiǎng strictly speaking
格隔离 yán gé gé lí rigorous isolation
父 yán fù strict or stern father
竣 yán jùn tight; strict; severe; stern; difficult
苛 yán kē severe; harsh
辞 yán cí stern words
重危害 yán zhòng wēi hài severe harm; critical danger
重问题 yán zhòng wèn tí serious problem
重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence; serious repercussion
重急性呼吸系统综合症 yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
重关切 yán zhòng guān qiè serious concern
饬 yán chì careful; precise
壁垒森 bì lěi sēn yán closely guarded; strongly fortified; sharply divided
大方广佛华经 dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
妻管 qī guǎn yán henpecked male
jiā yán (polite) my father
形势峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
从难从 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom); exacting
戒备森 jiè bèi sēn yán heavily-guarded
区 jiè yán qū restricted area; zone of application of the martial law
日趋重 rì qū yán zhòng more critical with every passing day
lèng yán one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
章孝 zhāng xiào yán John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister)
义正辞 yì zhèng cí yán to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)