# 严 (yán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 严 (yán) means “strict; rigorous; tight”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: strict; rigorous; tight
- Pinyin: yán (yan2)
- Traditional: 嚴
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 老师对我们要求很严。
  Lǎoshī duì wǒmen yāoqiú hěn yán.
  The teacher is very strict with us.

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/

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