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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

严 [yán]
  1. 1. adjective [严密] tight
    我把门关严了。
    I shut the door tightly.
  2. 2. adjective [严格] strict
  3. 3. adjective [形容程度深] severe

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

严 [yán]
  1. 1. adjective tight
    把窗户关严了。
    Shut the window tight.
    他的嘴很严。
    He is tight-mouthed.
    把门关严了。
  2. 2. adjective strict; severe; stern; rigorous
    纪律要严。
    Be strict in discipline.
    高标准，严要求
    high standards and strict demands
    严加批驳
    sternly refute
    严是爱，松是害。
    Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.
  3. 3. noun [Literary] father

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

严 [yán]
  1. 1. 形 (仪容)庄重；(态度)认真
    庄严。
    威严。
    严正。
    严肃。
  2. 2. 形 (做事情)严格，不放松
    要求很严。
    批评从严，处理从宽。
    严守纪律。
    严禁。
  3. 3. 形 厉害；程度深
    严刑峻法。
    严寒。
    严重。
  4. 4. 名 指父亲
    家严。
  5. 5. 形 紧密；没有空隙
    把门关严。
    严紧。
    严密。
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Examples

高标准，严要求
high standards and strict demands
我们一定要严把出栏肉畜的质量，保护消费者利益。
We must tightly supervise the quality of the livestock for slaughter, in order to protect the interests of consumers.
从严治理
govern according to tougher principles
义正词严
义正词严。
义正词严。
挥斥敌顽，义正词严。
律己严，待人宽。
选材要严，开掘要深。
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Character Decomposition

亚
[yà]		 + 丿
[piě]

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