HSK 6 vocabulary › 严厉
严厉
严厉 in English: severe; strict
yán lì
severe; strict
How to pronounce 严厉
yán lì (without tone marks: yan li). yán is a second (rising) tone; lì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 严厉
严 yán
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
厉 lì
strict; severe
strict; severe
Related words
| 严格 | yán gé | strict; stringent | HSK 4 |
| 严重 | yán zhòng | grave; serious | HSK 4 |
| 厉害 | lì hai | terrible; intense | HSK 4 |
| 严肃 | yán sù | solemn; grave | HSK 5 |
| 严寒 | yán hán | bitter cold; severe winter | HSK 6 |
| 严禁 | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit | HSK 6 |
| 严峻 | yán jùn | grim; severe | HSK 6 |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc) | HSK 6 |
| 庄严 | zhuāng yán | solemn; dignified | HSK 6 |
| 尊严 | zūn yán | dignity; sanctity | HSK 6 |