从严 從嚴
从严 從嚴 cóng yán ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ cung4 jim4
- strict; rigorous; severely
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从 從
- 从不 從不 cóng bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 bat1 never
- 从中 從中 cóng zhōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ cung4 zung1 from among them; from it
- 从事 從事 cóng shì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ cung4 si6 to go for
- 从来 從來 cóng lái ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ cung4 loi4 always
- 从前 從前 cóng qián ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ cung4 cin4 previously
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- 从容 從容 cóng róng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ sung4 jung4 to go easy
- 从小 從小 cóng xiǎo ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cung4 siu2 from childhood; from a young age
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 从业 從業 cóng yè ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 jip6 to practice (a trade)
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ cung4 mut6 never (in the past)
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 服从 服從 fú cóng ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ fuk6 cung4 to obey (an order)
- 盲从 盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 loi4 bat1 never
- 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1 (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
严 嚴
- 严厉 嚴厲 yán lì ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ jim4 lai6 severe
- 严密 嚴密 yán mì ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ jim4 mat6 tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
- 严峻 嚴峻 yán jùn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ jim4 zeon3 grim
- 严格 嚴格 yán gé ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜˊ jim4 gaak3 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
- 严禁 嚴禁 yán jìn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jim4 gam3 to strictly prohibit
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- 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jim4 suk1 (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious
- 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jim4 gan2 rigorous; strict; careful
- 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ jim4 zung6 grave; serious; severe; critical
- 尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán ㄗㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˊ zyun1 jim4 dignity
- 庄严 莊嚴 zhuāng yán ㄓㄨㄤ ㄧㄢˊ zong1 jim4 solemn; dignified; stately
- 嘴严 嘴嚴 zuǐ yán ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeoi2 jim4 prudent in speech
- 严冬 嚴冬 yán dōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥ jim4 dung1 severe winter
- 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jim4 jing4 strict law
- 严加 嚴加 yán jiā ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jim4 gaa1 sternly
- 严守 嚴守 yán shǒu ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jim4 sau2 to strictly maintain
- 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ jim4 hon4 bitter cold
- 严实 嚴實 yán shi ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄕ jim4 sat6 (sealed) tight
- 严岛 嚴島 Yán dǎo ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ jim4 dou2 Itsukushima (island in Hiroshima, Japan)
- 严复 嚴復 Yán Fù ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ jim4 fuk6 Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences
- 严慈 嚴慈 yán cí ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ jim4 ci4 strict and compassionate
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
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- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gam2 bat1 cung4 ming6 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
Example sentences
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从严 從嚴 格 的 科学 科學 观点 觀點 来 來 看 ， 历史 歷史 不能 算是 一 门 門 科学 科學 。
From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.
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