"Exacting" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 严肃 | yán sù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce |   |
| 费工夫 | fèi gōng fu | to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting | |
| 苛 |  kē | severe / exacting | |
| 从难从严 | cóng nán cóng yán | demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting | |
| 秋荼密网 | qiū tú mì wǎng | flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law | |
