# 庄严 (zhuāngyán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 庄严 (zhuāngyán) means “solemn; dignified”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: solemn; dignified
- Pinyin: zhuāngyán (zhuang1 yan2)
- Traditional: 莊嚴
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 典礼的气氛非常庄严。
  Diǎnlǐ de qìfēn fēicháng zhuāngyán.
  The atmosphere of the ceremony was very solemn.

## Characters

- 庄 (zhuāng): farmstead; village
- [严](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-strict/) (yán): strict; rigorous

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

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