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严厉
嚴厲
yánlì
1. severe
2. strict
HSK 6 Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown

严
yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
HSK 4 7 丶
厉
lì
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

严厉打击
yánlìdǎjī
to strike a severe blow
严厉批评
yánlìpīpíng
to criticize severely

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,894 of 84,292