What does 严厉 mean in Chinese?

严厉 (yán lì) means "severe; strict" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 严厉?

严厉 is pronounced "yán lì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

严厉 is made up of the characters 严, 厉. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 严厉 using our stroke order tool.

严厉

yán lì

severe; strict

Traditional: 嚴厲

老师严厉地批评了他。

Lǎoshī yánlì de pīpíng le tā

The teacher severely criticized him

HSK 3.0: Level 5

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