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嚴肅

serious

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yan2su4 • yánsù

Meaning

Primary

serious

Alternatives

solemn

Mnemonic

When doing something 嚴肅 serious you need to be 嚴 strict in what you do and also do it in a 肅 solemn manner so everyone knows how 嚴肅 serious it is.

Usage

他 看 起來 很 嚴肅。

He looks very serious.

這 是 個 嚴肅 的 問題。

This is a serious issue.

會議 上 氣氛 很 嚴肅。

The atmosphere in the meeting is very serious.

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