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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 严惩不贷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài - to punish severely (idiom)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 67,295 64,222 68,536

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- surname Yan
yán- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
chéng- to punish
- to reprimand
- to warn
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
dài- to lend on interest
- to borrow
- a loan
- leniency
- to make excuses
- to pardon
- to forgive

Other Words Containing 严惩不贷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
严惩不贷 - - 67,295 64,222 68,536