"Stern" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 厉害 |  lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |   |
| 正色 | zhèng sè | stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors | |
| 肃杀 | sù shā | austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter) | |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father | |
| 烈 | liè | ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements | |
| 凛 | lǐn | cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic | |
| 颙 | yóng | grand / majestic / just / stern | |
| 严竣 | yán jùn | tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult | |
| 后梢 | hòu shāo | stern (of a boat) | |
| 冷厉 | lěng lì | stern / unsympathetic / icy | |
| 斯特恩 | Sī tè ēn | Stern (name) | |
| 厉声 | lì shēng | stern voice | |
| 训斥 | xùn chì | to reprimand / to rebuke / to berate / stern criticism | |
| 冷峻 | lěng jùn | grave and stern | |
| 严辞 | yán cí | stern words | |
| 严父 | yán fù | strict or stern father | |
| 艄 | shāo | stern of boat | |
| 舳 | zhú | poopdeck / stern of boat | |
| 顒 | yóng | great / just / stern | |
| 棑 | pái | raft / shield / stern of junk | |
| 做脸 | zuò liǎn | to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment) | |
| 摇橹 | yáo lǔ | to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat) | |
| 板脸 | bǎn liǎn | to put on a straight, stern or blank face / to put on a poker face | |
| 斯特恩气候变化经济学评论 | Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change | | |
| 船艄 | chuán shāo | stern of boat | |
| 黑脸 | hēi liǎn | stern or displeased expression / to show such an expression | |
