Dicvo

One word, one everyday story

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

Report an entry issue

严格

yán gé

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

Mandarin pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)

Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.

pinyin
yán gé
simplified
严格
traditional
嚴格

1 · 形容词

strict; stringent; tight; rigorous

严格;严格;严格;严格

This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.

Log in to save and review

Tom used to be a strict vegetarian.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending

Is this recording accurate and natural?

汤姆已然成为了一名严格的素食主义者。

Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression
Connect this word to your life

Mandarin reading: yán gé.

Try using this word in a sentence about your life; you may skip this.