严厉 yánlì▶ nghiêm khắc, khắc nghiệt

Stroke order

严厉 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 严 — 7 strokes
• 厉 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. severe
2. strict

Related words

• 严密chặt
• 严寒Rét đậm
• 严峻nghiêm khắc; nghiêm túc; khắc nghiệt
• 严禁Nghiêm cấm
• 尊严phẩm giá
• 庄严trang trọng

严厉 is pronounced yánlì and means “nghiêm khắc, khắc nghiệt”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 严厉 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.