"Strict" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 严格 | yán gé | strict / stringent / tight / rigorous |   |
| 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 | |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe / strict | |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc) | |
| 严谨 | yán jǐn | rigorous / strict / careful / (of writing) well organized / meticulous | |
| 从严 | cóng yán | strict / rigorous / severely | |
| 森严 | sēn yán | strict / rigid / tight (security) | |
| 整肃 | zhěng sù | strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust | |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father | |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten | |
| 严紧 | yán jǐn | strict / tight | |
| 厉 | lì | strict / severe | |
| 凛 | lǐn | cold / to shiver with cold / to tremble with fear / afraid / apprehensive / strict / stern / severe / austere / awe-inspiring / imposing / majestic | |
| 严竣 | yán jùn | tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult | |
| 严防 | yán fáng | to take strict precautions / on your guard | |
| 手下留情 | shǒu xià liú qíng | lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. | |
| 严把 | yán bǎ | to be strict / to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc) | |
| 严明 | yán míng | strict and impartial / firm | |
| 严刑 | yán xíng | strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously | |
| 律诗 | lu:4 shī | regular verse / strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming | |
| 厉行节约 | lì xíng jié yuē | to practice strict economy (idiom) | |
| 严父 | yán fù | strict or stern father | |
| 正言厉色 | zhèng yán lì sè | solemn in word and countenance (idiom) / strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色 | |
| 号令如山 | hào lìng rú shān | lit. order like a mountain / a military order is inviolable / strict discipline | |
| 闭门塞窦 | bì mén sè dòu | to close doors and block openings (idiom) / mounting a strict defense | |
| 严以律己 | yǎn 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 | |
| 严慈 | yán cí | strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother | |
| 从难从严 | cóng nán cóng yán | demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting | |
| 正颜厉色 | zhèng yán lì sè | solemn in countenance (idiom) / strict and unsmiling | |
| 纯素食主义 | chún sù shí zhǔ yì | veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products / strict vegetarianism | |
| 严格责任 | yán gé zé rèn | strict liability | |
| 严格执行的自然保护区 | strict nature reserve | | |
| 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 | | |
| 刚够原则 | principle of strict sufficiency | | |
| 唱黑脸 | chàng hēi liǎn | to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc) | |
| 近体诗 | jìn tǐ shī | a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form | |
| 如临大敌 | rú lín dà dí | lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution | |
| 严以律己 | yán yǐ lu:4 jǐ | to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself | |
