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严肃

yán sù · yan su

Traditional 嚴肅

Meaning

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  1. (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious
  2. (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
  3. to strictly enforce

In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)和(hé)我(wǒ)开(kāi)玩(wán)笑(xiào)。我(wǒ)是(shì)很(hěn)严(yán)肃(sù)的(de)。

Don't make fun of me. I'm serious.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

现(xiàn)在(zài)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)谈(tán)谈(tán)严(yán)肃(sù)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)吧(ba)！

Now let us talk about serious matters!

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by belgavox · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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