# 严峻 (yánjùn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 严峻 (yánjùn) means “grim; severe”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: grim; severe
- Pinyin: yánjùn (yan2 jun4)
- Traditional: 嚴峻
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 今年大学生的就业形势非常严峻。
  Jīnnián dàxuéshēng de jiùyè xíngshì fēicháng yánjùn.
  This year the job market for college graduates is very grim.

## Characters

- [严](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/) (yán): strict; rigorous
- 峻 (jùn): (of mountains) high; harsh or severe

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-jun-grim/

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