Writing
严肃 (yánsù) — how to say "serious" in Chinese
严肃
Serious, stern, solemn
adjective · verb
Character composition
严
strict
肃
solemn
Radicals / Keys
聿
Brush
#129 · yù · 6 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Collocations
严肃的态度
yánsù de tàidù
serious attitude
表情严肃
biǎoqíng yánsù
serious expression
严肃处理
yánsù chǔlǐ
deal with strictly
Examples
在讨论公司未来的发展战略时，会场的气氛变得非常严肃，每个人都认真思考着。
When discussing the company's future development strategy, the atmosphere in the meeting room became very serious, with everyone thinking deeply.
表情很严肃。
The expression is very serious.
Frequently asked questions
How to say serious in Mandarin?
"serious" in Chinese is 严肃 (yánsù).
严肃 meaning in English
严肃 (yánsù) means "Serious, stern, solemn".
How is 严肃 pronounced?
It is pronounced yánsù (written as yansu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Serious in Chinese character
It is written 严肃: 严 has 7 strokes, 肃 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 严肃?
严肃 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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