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严格 yán gé

HSK 4 word · traditional 嚴格

Meanings

• strict; stringent; tight; rigorous

Characters

• 严 yán: tight (closely sealed)
• 格 gé: square

Example sentences

他对自己的孩子很严格。
He was severe with his children.
Tatoeba #343706 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他严格按照原则办事。
He is a stickler for principles.
Tatoeba #797537 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

用不着这么严格。
There is no need to be so strict.
Tatoeba #901922 by U2FS (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).