yán

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

zuǐ yán prudent in speech
了眼兒 yán le yǎn r up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked
以律己 yǎn yǐ lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom); to demand a lot of oneself
以責己寬以待人 yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
冬 yán dōng severe winter
刑 yán xíng strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously
刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ torture; interrogation by torture
加 yán jiā sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously
厲 yán lì severe; strict
厲打擊 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures
厲批評 yán lì pī píng to criticize severely; to slate
實實 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely; (covered) completely
守 yán shǒu to strictly maintain
密 yán mì strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)
寒 yán hán bitter cold; severe winter
實 yán shi (sealed) tight; close; (hidden) safely; securely
島 yán dǎo Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
島神社 yán dǎo shén shè Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
峻 yán jùn grim; severe; rigorous
復 yán fù Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
慈 yán cí strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother
懲 yán chéng to punish severely
懲不貸 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom)
打 yán dǎ to crack down on; to take severe measures against
把 yán bǎ to be strict; to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
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