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严厉 yánlì

严厉 yánlì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 严厉 yánlì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yánlì | yan2 li4
English translation
severe
strict

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Traditional form

嚴厲

Part of speech

Adverbial adjective / 副形词 Fùxíng cí
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Etymology of 严厉 yánlì

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Yán

Explanation

Simplified form of yán . Phonosemantic compound. niè represents the meaning and gǎn represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "boast". The meaning later shifted to "extremely" and "severe". The traditional component gǎn was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

亚厂

Number of Strokes

7

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. hǎn represents the meaning and wàn represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

厂万

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 严厉 yánlì

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zài Quán 大会 dà huì shǎng ,法兰克 Fǎ lán kè 始终 shǐzhōng 维护 wéihù 受到 shòudào 严厉 yánlì 批判 pīpàn de 朋友 péngyou .

All through the faculty meeting Frank stood up for his friend who was being criticized so severely.

克佐甫平淡无 de shòu liǎn 忽然 hūrán 严厉 yánlì 起来 qǐlai .

Ke Tso - fu's lean, ordinary - looking face suddenly took on a severe expression.

认为 rènwéi 行凶 xíng xiōng 抢劫者应该 yīnggāi 受到 shòudào gēng 严厉 yánlì de 制裁 zhìcái ? 完全 wánquán 正确 zhèngquè , 双手 shuāng shǒu 赞成 zànchéng .

You think that muggers should be punished more severely? Just so, I'm in total agreement.

他们 tā men liǎ dōu shì 严厉 yánlì de 工头 gōng tóu 不过 bùguò 斯蒂芬 Sī dì fēn gēng 喜欢 xǐhuan 帮助 bāngzhù 他人 tā rén

They're both tough taskmasters, but Stephen is much more supportive.

我们 wǒmen 谨记 jǐn jì 母亲 mǔqīn 不许 bù xǔ 我们 wǒmen zài 人前炫耀 xuànyào de 严厉 yánlì 教诲 jiào huì

We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.

严厉 yánlì Decomposition

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严厉 yánlì Compounds

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