The palace was heavily guarded.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
森严
strict
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
strict
02
rigid
03
tight (security)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 森严 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 森严 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 森严.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 森严.
Directly before
- 衞森严1
- 等级制度森严1
Directly after
- 森严并且1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 森严
What does 森严 mean in Chinese?
森严 (sēnyán) means strict.
How do you pronounce 森严?
森严 is pronounced sēnyán.
Is 森严 an HSK word?
森严 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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