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严格

yán gé · yan ge

Traditional 嚴格

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. tight
  4. rigorous
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The strict teacher is late

  1. Qiqi

    我们(wǒmen)新来(xīnlái)的(de)数学(shùxué)老师(lǎoshī)非常(fēicháng)严格(yángé)。

    Our new math teacher is very strict.

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)多(duō)严格(yángé)？

    How strict?

  3. Qiqi

    上课(shàngkè)不能(bùnéng)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，迟到(chídào)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)也(yě)不行(bùxíng)。

    No phones in class, and not even one minute late.

  4. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)严格(yángé)！他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)会(huì)迟到(chídào)吗(ma)？

    So strict! Does he ever come late himself?

  5. Qiqi

    今天(jīntiān)他(tā)迟到(chídào)了(le)，他(tā)对(duì)自己(zìjǐ)也(yě)很(hěn)严格(yángé)，所以(suǒyǐ)站着(zhànzhe)上(shàng)了(le)一节课(yījiékè)。

    Today he was late. He is strict with himself too, so he taught a whole class standing up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

从(cóng)严(yán)格(gé)的(de)科(kē)学(xué)观(guān)点(diǎn)来(lái)看(kàn)，历(lì)史(shǐ)不(bù)能(néng)算(suàn)是(shì)一(yì)门(mén)科(kē)学(xué)。

From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)是(shì)要(yào)遵(zūn)循(xún)严(yán)格(gé)的(de)饮(yǐn)食(shí)控(kòng)制(zhì)。

It's important to follow a strict diet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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