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严肃

yán sù

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 嚴肅

严肃 (yán sù) means "solemn, serious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 严肃 means

1. (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious
2. (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
3. to strictly enforce

The characters in 严肃

• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 肃sùrespectful; solemn; to eliminate

Example sentences

• 我们认为这不严肃。
  We don't think it's serious.
• 对事情比较正经严肃。
  Duì shìqing bǐjiào zhèngjīng yánsù.
  Take things a little more seriously.
• 谈严肃的事时要严肃。
  One must speak about serious things seriously.
• 你应该理解，这是严肃的。
  You should understand, this is serious.
• 我们在严肃地谈论你的未来。
  Wǒmen zài yánsù de tánlùn nǐ de wèilái.
  We are having a serious talk about your future.
• 现在让我们谈谈严肃的事情吧！
  Xiànzài ràng wǒmen tántán yánsù de shìqing ba!
  Now let us talk about serious matters!

Where 严肃 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Truth, Evidence & Solemnity (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yán sù correctly.
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