# 严肃 (yánsù): serious | HSK 5 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-5-3328
HSK levels: 5
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:42:55.245Z
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Learn 严肃 (yánsù), HSK 5: serious; solemn; grave; to strictly enforce. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 严肃

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yánsù

serious; solemn; grave; to strictly enforce

HSK 5

## Pronunciation

yánsù

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## Example sentence

课堂上，老师用严肃的语气批评了迟到的同学。

kè táng shàng, lǎo shī yòng yán sù de yǔ qì pī píng le chí dào de tóng xué.

In class, the teacher criticized the late student in a serious tone.

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