严峻
yánjùn
severe; stern; grave
Characters in this word
峻 jùn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- Made of
- 山 mountain, hill, peak 夋 to dawdle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人口老龄化使地方财政面临严峻考验。 Rénkǒu lǎolínghuà shǐ dìfāng cáizhèng miànlín yánjùn kǎoyàn. Population ageing has subjected local finances to a severe test.
- 就业形势十分严峻，毕业生们压力很大。 Jiùyè xíngshì shífēn yánjùn, bìyèshēngmen yālì hěn dà. The employment situation is very grim, and graduates are under great pressure.
- 老人的病情非常严峻，家人连夜赶到了医院。 Lǎorén de bìngqíng fēicháng yánjùn, jiārén liányè gǎndào le yīyuàn. The old man's condition is extremely grave, and his family rushed to the hospital overnight.
Related words
- 严 yán strict
- 严格 yángé strict
- 严重 yánzhòng serious
- 严厉 yánlì strict; severe
- 严肃 yánsù serious
- 严寒 yánhán severe cold
- 严禁 yánjìn strictly prohibit
- 严谨 yánjǐn rigorous; precise; careful
- 严密 yánmì strict; tight; rigorous
- 庄严 zhuāngyán solemn; dignified; stately
- 尊严 zūnyán dignity
- 逊色 xùnsè inferior; to be less impressive