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严格 — meaning in English

yán gé

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English meaning

  • bitter adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
  • rugged adj Having a rough, uneven, or harsh terrain.
  • severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
  • stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.
  • strict adj Demanding that rules be followed exactly, with little tolerance for exceptions.
  • stringent adjective Very strict, precise, and demanding; allowing little flexibility.

Senses

严格 is used for these senses in English:

  • bitter Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • hard-and-fast (idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
  • harsh Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • rugged (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard
  • severe Very bad or intense.
  • strict Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
  • stringent Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

bitter — full definition

  1. adj Having a sharp, unpleasant taste, the opposite of sweet.
  2. adj Feeling or showing resentment, anger, or lingering hurt.
  3. noun A British beer style with a pronounced hoppy flavor.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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