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All HSK 3.0 Level 4 words

严

yán
HSK 3.0 · Level 4Traditional: 嚴

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

  1. strict
  2. rigorous
  3. tight

Stroke order

Examples

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

Characters

严
yán
tight (closely sealed); stern
Words with 严