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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 严厉
[yánlì]
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严肃而厉害，不宽容
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严厉的措施。
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严厉地批评。
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神情很严厉。
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Examples
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受到一次严厉的惩罚
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pay a severe penalty
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措辞严厉
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couched in harsh terms
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严厉声讨
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sternly (or strongly) denounce
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工商部门要严厉打击菜霸。
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The industry department must play tough with those who dominate the food market.
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藏运毒品是犯罪行为，必须予以严厉打击。
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The concealment and trafficking drugs is a criminal act, which must be severely punished.
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建国初期党和政府一直在严厉打击还乡团。
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During the first days of the foundation of P.R.C, the Party and government had been striking sternly at reactionary teams.
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会众赌博是违法行为，要严厉打击。
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It is illegal to gather a crowd in order to gamble. We must take strong measures against this.
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科场舞弊是历朝历代都严厉打击的行为，一经发现就可能是死罪。
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Cheatings in the imperial examinations was severely punished during each dynasty. Once found out, the cheater would probably be sentenced to death.
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我们最近工作重点是严厉打击买私贩私的违法活动。
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In recent days, we have aimed at cracking down on smuggling.
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Collocations
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非常严厉
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very scathing
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严厉打击
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a scathing attack
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严厉批评
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scathing criticism
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态度严厉
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the attitude is scathing
nciku Note
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严厉 and 厉害
yánlì and lìhài
Both 严厉 and 厉害 are adjectives. 厉害 has the meaning of “being hard to deal with, severe, fierce, of high degree, etc.” 严厉 has the meaning of “stern and severe with the emphasis on one’s attitude or measures taken.
(1) 老师严厉地批评了那些上课迟到的同学。
(2) 他是一位严厉的老师。
(3) 他的手段十分厉害。
(4) 她身体不舒服，头晕得厉害。
(5) 她厉害（严厉）得有些不近人情。
严厉 often takes 地 to function as an adverbial, 厉害 often takes 得 to function as complement.
“严厉”和“厉害”都是形容词。“厉害”有难以对付，难以忍受或剧烈、凶猛、程度深等意思。“严厉”是严肃而厉害的意思，但着重指对人的态度、手段不吻合。 “严厉”常加“地”做状语，“厉害”常加“得”做补语。
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