# 严肃 (yánsù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 严肃 (yánsù) means “(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; (of a manner etc) earnest; to strictly enforce”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; (of a manner etc) earnest; to strictly enforce
- Pinyin: yánsù (yan2 su4)
- Traditional: 嚴肅
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这是严肃的事，别开玩笑。
  Zhè shì yánsù de shì, bié kāiwánxiào.
  This is a serious matter; don't joke around.

## Characters

- [严](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/) (yán): strict; rigorous
- 肃 (sù): respectful; solemn

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-su-solemn/

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