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严谨

yán jǐn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 嚴謹

严谨 (yán jǐn) means "rigorous; strict; careful; (of writing) well organized; meticulous". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 严谨 means

1. rigorous; strict; careful
2. (of writing) well organized; meticulous

The characters in 严谨

• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 谨jǐncautious; careful; solemnly

Sounds the same

Read yán jǐn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 严紧strict; tight

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