严格 | yán gé | strict / stringent / tight / rigorous | ![]() ![]() |
厉害 | ![]() | (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 | ![]() | tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father | ![]() ![]() |
紧 | ![]() | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten | ![]() ![]() |
严紧 | yán jǐn | strict / tight | ![]() ![]() |
厉 | ![]() | strict / severe | ![]() |
凛 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() |