CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

严肃

嚴肅
yán sùHSK 5

严肃 (yán sù) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishserious

    • EX
      爸爸今天看起来非常严肃,不知道发生了什么事。

      My father looks very serious today. I wonder what happened.

    • EX
      这是一个很严肃的问题,我们必须认真对待。

      This is a very serious issue, and we need to treat it seriously.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto enforce/tighten (discipline)

    • EX
      考试前,老师向大家强调一定要严肃考场纪律。

      Before the exam, the teacher emphasized to everyone the strict adherence to examination discipline.

    • EX
      经理严肃了会议纪律,要求大家以后开会不能迟到。

      The manager tightened meeting discipline, requiring everyone not to be late for future meetings.