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严
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(Bushou)		 一
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Decomp. 一业丿
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Mandarin yán
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严 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
Results beginning with 严
严重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical
严格 yán gé strict / stringent / tight / rigorous
严肃 yán sù solemn / grave / serious / earnest / severe
严禁 yán jìn to strictly prohibit
严厉 yán lì severe / strict
严峻 yán jùn grim / severe / rigorous
严谨 yán jǐn rigorous / strict / careful / cautious / compact / well-knit
严密 yán mì strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc)
严惩 yán chéng to punish severely
严防 yán fáng to take strict precautions / on your guard
严寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter
严打 yán dǎ to crack down on / to take severe measures against
严查 yán chá to investigate strictly
严正 yán zhèng sternly / solemn
严酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition)
严把 yán bǎ to be strict / to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)
严明 yán míng strict and impartial / firm
严守 yán shǒu to strictly maintain
严加 yán jiā sternly / strictly / harshly / stringently / rigorously
严冬 yán dōng severe winter
严苛 yán kē severe / harsh
严刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously
严实 yán shi (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely
严词 yán cí forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words
严整 yán zhěng (of troops) in neat formation / (fig.) orderly
严复 Yán Fù Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
严辞 yán cí stern words
严父 yán fù strict or stern father
严紧 yán jǐn strict / tight
严斥 yán chì to scold / to censure
严饬 yán chì careful / precise
严慈 yán cí strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother
严岛 Yán dǎo Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine
严竣 yán jùn tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult
严控 yán kòng to strictly control (abbr. for 嚴格控制|严格控制[yan2 ge2 kong4 zhi4])
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严重性 yán zhòng xìng seriousness
严格化 yán gé huà severization
严重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion
严格按照 yán gé àn zhào strictly according to
严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom)
严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng to fit tightly (idiom) / to join seamlessly / to fit snugly
严以律己 yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself
严重毒性  acute toxicity
严重濒危  critically endangered
严重罪行  crimes of a serious nature
严岛神社 Yán dǎo shén shè Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
严格隔离 yán gé gé lí rigorous isolation
严格来讲 yán gé lái jiǎng strictly speaking
严格来说 yán gé lái shuō strictly speaking
严格责任 yán gé zé rèn strict liability
严加申饬 yán jiā shēn chì serious warning
严了眼儿 yán le yǎn r up to the eyeballs / full to overflowing / jampacked
严厉打击 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
严厉批评 yán lì pī píng to criticize severely / to slate
严厉手段 yán lì shǒu duàn heavy-handed approach
严刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ torture / interrogation by torture
严严实实 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely
严以律己 yán yǐ lu:4 jǐ to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself
严于律己 yán yú lu:4 jǐ to be strict with oneself
严重关切 yán zhòng guān qiè serious concern
严重破坏 yán zhòng pò huài serious damage
严重危害 yán zhòng wēi hài severe harm / critical danger
严重问题 yán zhòng wèn tí serious problem
严重不达标  critical non-conformity
严密监视行动  Operation Sharp Guard
严重不当行为  gross misconduct
严以责己宽以待人 yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
严重联合免疫缺陷症  severe combined immunodeficiency
严重负债的低收入国家  severely indebted low-income country
严格执行的自然保护区  strict nature reserve
严重和系统的侵权行为  gross and systematic violations of human rights
严重和系统地侵犯人权  gross and systematic violations of human rights
严重负债的中收入国家  severely indebted middle-income country
严重急性呼吸系统综合征  severe acute respiratory syndrome
严重急性呼吸系统综合症 yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
严格国际监督下的全面彻底裁军条约  Treaty on General and Complete Disarmament Under Strict International Control
Approximate Results for 严
尊严 zūn yán dignity / sanctity / honor / majesty
庄严 zhuāng yán solemn / dignified / stately
威严 wēi yán dignified / imposing / august / awe-inspiring / awe / prestige / dignity
从严 cóng yán strict / rigorous / severely
森严 sēn yán strict / rigid / tight (security)
戒严 jiè yán to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures
楞严 lèng yán one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
谨严 jǐn yán meticulous / rigorous
家严 jiā yán (polite) my father
关严 guān yán to close (a window) completely / to shut (a door) properly / to turn off (a faucet) tightly
解严 jiě yán to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)
嘴严 zuǐ yán prudent in speech
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华严经 Huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
戒严令 jiè yán lìng martial law
尊严包  dignity kit
华严宗 Huá yán zōng Chinese Buddhist school founded on the Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra (Garland sutra)
戒严法 jiè yán fǎ martial law
戒严区 jiè yán qū restricted area / zone of application of the martial law
妻管严 qī guǎn yán henpecked male
章孝严 zhāng xiào yán John Chiang (1942-), Taiwan politician
嘴不严 zuǐ bù yán to have a loose tongue
形势严峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
壁垒森严 bì lěi sēn yán closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided
戒备森严 jiè bèi sēn yán heavily-guarded
义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
影响严重  high-impact
从难从严 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting
从严惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
人的尊严 rén de zūn yán human dignity
人类尊严 rén lèi zūn yán human dignity
日趋严重 rì qū yán zhòng more critical with every passing day
色厉词严 sè lì cí yán severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
妻子管得严 qī zi guǎn dé yán hen-pecked male (esp. one obliged to forsake male friends)
越来越严重 yuè lái yuè yán zhòng to become more serious every day
损害个人尊严 sǔn hài gè rén zūn yán outrage upon personal dignity
逐渐严重的灾难  slow-onset disaster / creeping disasters
尊严生活的自由  Freedom to live in dignity
大方广佛华严经 dà fāng guǎng Fó huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
华严经大方广佛 huá yán jīng dà fāng guǎng fó Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
受影响最严重国家  most seriously affected countries
戒备森严的新审判室  high security courtroom
非洲两性平等庄严宣言  Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa
美洲残疾人权利与尊严十年  Decade of the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
受影响最严重的发展中国家  most seriously affected developing countries
犯下或下令犯下严重违约行为  commit or order the commission of grave breaches
以社区为基础管理严重急性营养不良  community-based management of severe acute malnutrition
保护和促进残疾人权利和尊严委员会  Committee on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
受禁止和受严格限制化学品暂行通知计划  Provisional Notification Scheme for Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals
援助受海湾危机影响最严重国家特别方桉  Special Programme of Assistance to Countries Most Affected by the Gulf Crisis
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