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严肃

yánsù

Traditional: 嚴肅

(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious

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Meaning of 严肃 in English

yánsùHSK 5adjective, verbSyllabus #3328
  1. (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious
  2. (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
  3. to strictly enforce

Example sentences

  1. 我们认为这不严肃。
    wǒ men rèn wéi zhè bù yán sù。
    We don't think it's serious.
    Tatoeba #5911771 by verdastelo9604 · #4890423 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们在严肃地谈论你的未来。
    wǒ men zài yán sù dì tán lùn nǐ de wèi lái。
    We are having a serious talk about your future.
    Tatoeba #1397126 by mtdot · #529404 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

严 on its own →
yán · tight (closely sealed)

HSK words with 严

严格HSK 4严重HSK 4严HSK 6严寒HSK 6严禁HSK 6严厉HSK 6严谨HSK 7–9严峻HSK 7–9严密HSK 7–9庄严HSK 7–9
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