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森严

sēn yán

2-character word Traditional 森嚴

What 森严 means

1. strict
2. rigid
3. tight (security)

The characters in 森严

• 森sēn(bound form) densely wooded; (fig.) (bound form) multitudinous; gloomy; forbidding
• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict

Example sentences

• 皇宫警衞森严。
  Huánggōng jǐng wèi sēnyán.
  The palace was heavily guarded.
• 在过去一个相当长的时期里，社会都是等级制度森严并且极度不公的，做为社会阶级中最大一部分的贫农常常被赋税，战争，饥荒压得喘不过气来，痛苦不堪。
  Zài guòqù yī gè xiāngdāng cháng de shíqī lǐ, shèhuì dōu shì děngjí zhìdù sēnyán bìngqiě jídù bùgōng de, zuò wéi shèhuì jiējí zhōng zuì dà yī bùfen de pín nóng chángcháng bèi fùshuì, zhànzhēng, jīhuang yā de chuǎnbuguò qì lái, tòngkǔ bùkān.
  For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.

Words containing 森严

• 戒备森严jiè bèi sēn yánheavily-guarded
• 壁垒森严bì lěi sēn yánclosely guarded; strongly fortified; sharply divided