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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 严格

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
严格 yán gé - strict
- stringent
- tight
- rigorous

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
4 4 3,182 1,382 6,268

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- surname Yan
yán- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
- square
- frame
- rule
- (legal) case
- style
- character
- standard
- pattern
- (grammar) case
- (classical) to obstruct
- to hinder
- (classical) to arrive
- to come
- (classical) to investigate
- to study exhaustively

Other Words Containing 严格

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
严格 4 4 3,182 1,382 6,268