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严谨 (yán jǐn): Strict (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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严 • yán • strict, tight, rigorous • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
yán
严
strict, tight, rigorous
谨 • jǐn • cautious, careful, solemn
jǐn
谨
cautious, careful, solemn
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 严谨.
Words with
严
严格
yán gé
strict
严重
yán zhòng
serious
严肃
yán sù
serious; solemn; earnest
严厉
yán lì
stern; severe
严密
yán mì
tight; close; strict
严寒
yán hán
bitter cold
严峻
yán jùn
stern; severe; grim
严禁
yán jìn
strictly forbid
Words with
谨
谨慎
jǐn shèn
prudent; careful; cautious
拘谨
jū jǐn
reserved, overcautious, ill at ease
小心谨慎
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
cautious; careful
谦虚谨慎
qiān xū jǐn shèn
To be humble and careful in one's actions and words, avoiding arrogance and recklessness.
4.
How to Use 严谨 in Sentences
Adverb + Adjective
with
逻辑
luó
逻
jí
辑
yán
严
jǐn
谨
neutral
logically rigorous
Verb + Complement
with
治学
zhì
治
xué
学
yán
严
jǐn
谨
Adjective + Noun
with
作风
zuò
作
fēng
风
yán
严
jǐn
谨
Subject + Verb
with
态度
tài
态
dù
度
yán
严
jǐn
谨
5.
Example Sentences with 严谨
tā
他
zuò
做
shì
事
hěn
很
yán
严
jǐn
谨
formal
Written
rigorous scholarship
formal
Written
meticulous style
formal
rigorous attitude
。
He is very meticulous in his work.
zhè
这
wèi
位
lǜ
律
shī
师
de
的
lùn
论
zhèng
证
luó
逻
jí
辑
yán
严
jǐn
谨
，
wú
无
xiè
懈
kě
可
jī
击
。
This lawyer's argumentation is logically rigorous and impeccable.
nǐ
你
duì
对
zhè
这
fèn
份
bào
报
gào
告
de
的
gé
格
shì
式
yāo
要
qiú
求
shì
是
fǒu
否
zú
足
gòu
够
yán
严
jǐn
谨
？
Are your formatting requirements for this report sufficiently strict?
zhè
这
wèi
位
lǎo
老
shī
师
jiǎng
讲
kè
课
yán
严
jǐn
谨
，
xué
学
shēng
生
men
们
dōu
都
hěn
很
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
。
This teacher lectures rigorously, and the students all like him.
tā
他
de
的
jì
计
huà
划
kàn
看
sì
似
zhōu
周
mì
密
，
dàn
但
zhí
执
xíng
行
guò
过
chéng
程
què
却
bú
不
gòu
够
yán
严
jǐn
谨
。
His plan seems thorough, but the execution process is not rigorous enough.
