严 格

yángé

adjectiveverbHSK 4

“Strict” in Chinese is 严格 (yángé).

Meaning

strict; stringent; tight; rigorous

Example

他严格按照原则办事。

He is a stickler for principles.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yánHSK 47 strokestight (closely sealed)géHSK 310 strokessquare; lattice; grid; frame

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