严 (嚴) yán
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yán
adjective
stern; serious; strict; severe; austere
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 严格 (ABC 'yán' sv; GHC '严' 5; Guoyu '嚴' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1; NCCED '严' 2) -
yán
proper noun
Yan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (ABC 'yán' n; Guoyu '嚴' n 4) -
yán
adjective
urgent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 紧迫 (GHC '严' 1; Guoyu '嚴' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 2) -
yán
adjective
meticulous; rigorous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 谨严 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 2; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 890) -
yán
adjective
harsh; cruel
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 4) -
yán
adjective
majestic; impressive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 肃穆 (ABC 'yán' bf 1; GHC '严' 3; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1a; NCCED '严' 2) -
yán
noun
a precaution
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '嚴' n 3) -
yán
adjective
solemn and respectful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 残酷 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 5) -
yán
verb
to set in order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 整齐 (GHC '严' 6; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3) -
yán
adjective
inspiring respect; formidable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 威仪 (GHC '严' 4; Guoyu '嚴' n 1; Kroll 2015 '嚴' 1b) -
yán
adjective
fierce; violent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 猛烈 (Guoyu '嚴' adj 6) -
yán
verb
to command; to instruct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '嚴' 3a) -
yán
noun
father
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, the bound form in 家严 (ABC 'yán' bf 2; Guoyu '嚴' n 2; NCCED '严' 2) -
yán
verb
to fear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 畏惧 (Guoyu '嚴' v 1) -
yán
verb
to respect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尊崇 (Guoyu '嚴' v 2)
Contained in
- 綦严(綦嚴) very stern
- 严正(嚴正) sternly; solemn
- 严肃(嚴肅) solemn; serious ; strict /severe
- 严格来说(嚴格來說) strictly speaking
- 威严(威嚴) dignified; imposing; august
- 严重危害(嚴重危害) severe harm; critical danger
- 严杀(嚴殺) a heroic sacrifice
- 严格(嚴格) strict
- 严厉打击(嚴厲打擊) to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures
- 严刑(嚴刑) torture; strict law; cruel punishment
- 严紧(嚴緊) strict; tight
- 严防(嚴防) to take strict precautions; to be on guard
- 严客(嚴客) an important visitor
- 严谨(嚴謹) rigorous; strict; careful; cautious
- 严惩(嚴懲) to punish severely
- 严重(嚴重) rigorous; strict ; to esteem; to respect; to honor ; grave; serious; severe; critical
- 严丝合缝(嚴絲合縫) to fit tightly ; to join seamlessly; to fit snugly
- 严峻(嚴峻) grim; severe
- 严重问题(嚴重問題) serious problem
- 严厉批评(嚴厲批評) to criticize severely; to slate
- 严加(嚴加) sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously
- 严杀尽(嚴殺盡) the warriors are all dead
- 严词(嚴詞) forceful (criticism etc); to use strong words
- 严寒(嚴寒) severe cold
- 严刑拷打(嚴刑拷打) torture
- 严冬(嚴冬) severe winter
- 义正辞严(義正辭嚴) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
- 严打(嚴打) to crack down on; to take severe measures against
- 严明(嚴明) strict
- 戒严(戒嚴) to enforce martial law
- 严把(嚴把) to be strict; to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
- 谨严(謹嚴) meticulous; rigorous
- 严严实实(嚴嚴實實) (sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely; (covered) completely
- 从严惩处(從嚴懲處) to deal with somebody severely
- 严以责己宽以待人(嚴以責己寬以待人) to be severe with oneself and lenient with others
- 严重性(嚴重性) seriousness
- 严慈(嚴慈) strict and compassionate; strict as a father and tender as a mother
- 从严(從嚴) strict; rigorous; severely
- 日趋严重(日趨嚴重) more critical with every passing day
- 严密(嚴密) strict ; secret ; inseparable
- 尊严(尊嚴) dignity; sanctity; honor ; strict
- 严实(嚴實) (sealed) tight; close; (hidden) safely; securely
- 严苛(嚴苛) severe; harsh
- 严格来讲(嚴格來講) strictly speaking
- 严重关切(嚴重關切) serious concern
- 庄严(莊嚴) stately; solemn
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- 第五回 Chapter 5 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 59
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Collocations
- 严诛 (嚴誅) 數省而嚴誅 — Guanzi 管子, 小問第五十一 Chapter 51: Minor Questions — count: 7
- 严威 (嚴威) 莊敬則嚴威 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 7
- 严严 (嚴嚴) 嚴嚴兮其能敬己也 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 4
- 严令 (嚴令) 敵人卒而至嚴令吏民無敢讙囂 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 4
- 申严 (申嚴) 申嚴百刑 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 4
- 罚严 (罰嚴) 不然則賞明可信而罰嚴足畏也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四 備城門 Book 14 - Fortification of the City Gate — count: 4
- 严遂 (嚴遂) 嚴遂不善周君 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說林上第二十二 Chapter 22: Collections of Persuasions I — count: 4
- 严可以 (嚴可以) 和可以守而嚴可以守 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 9 — count: 3
- 居严 (居嚴) 朝居嚴乎 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice — count: 3
- 君严 (君嚴) 進傷為人君嚴之義 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 3