严格

yángé

strict; stringent; tight; rigorous

adjectiveverb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 嚴格

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 严重yánzhònggraveB4
  • 严肃yánsù(of an atmosphere etc) solemnB5
  • yánsurname YanB6
  • 严寒yánhánbitter coldB6
  • 严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibitB6
  • 严厉yánlìsevereB6
  • 严谨yánjǐnrigorousB7

See it in sentences

老师对我们很严格。

The teacher is strict with us.

对自己严格一点。

Be a little strict with yourself.