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严谨

yánjǐn

rigorous; precise; careful

A teacher carefully checking a report
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Characters in this word

严 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
一 — one
Made of
亚 Asia 厂 cliff

谨 jǐn

Strokes
13
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 堇 yellow loam
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 谨

Example phrases

  • 这份报告的数据来源清楚,推理严谨,足以作为政策评估的依据。 Zhè fèn bàogào de shùjù láiyuán qīngchǔ, tuīlǐ yánjǐn, zúyǐ zuòwéi zhèngcè pínggū de yījù. The data sources in this report are clear and the reasoning is rigorous, making it sufficient as a basis for policy evaluation.
  • 这位教授治学严谨,深受学生们的尊敬。 Zhè wèi jiàoshòu zhìxué yánjǐn, shēn shòu xuéshengmen de zūnjìng. This professor is rigorous in his scholarship and is deeply respected by his students.
  • 他做事严谨认真,交上去的表格从来不出错。 Tā zuòshì yánjǐn rènzhēn, jiāo shàngqù de biǎogé cónglái bù chūcuò. He is careful and meticulous in his work, and the forms he submits never contain mistakes.

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