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严厉

yánlì
adjectiveHSK 5

“Severe” in Chinese is 严厉 (yánlì).

Meaning

  • severe
  • strict

Example

我们要严厉。

We have to be strict.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yánHSK 47 strokestight (closely sealed)lìHSK 55 strokesstrict

More HSK 5 words

水分shuǐfènmoisture contentHSK 5南北nánběinorth and southHSK 5便利biànlìconvenientHSK 5上涨shàngzhǎngto riseHSK 5区域qūyùareaHSK 5景象jǐngxiàngsceneHSK 5清理qīnglǐto clear upHSK 5珍贵zhēnguìpreciousHSK 5客气kèqipoliteHSK 5大伙儿dàhuǒrerhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]HSK 5

Not to be confused with: 艳丽 (yànlì, gorgeous) · 眼里 (yǎnli, in one's eyes; in one's view)