严肃

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective, verb)

solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe

Examples

• 老师的表情很严肃。

  lǎo shī de biǎo qíng hěn yán sù.

  The teacher looked very serious.

• 这是一个严肃的问题。

  zhè shì yí gè yán sù de wèn tí.

  This is a serious matter.

• 公司会严肃处理这件事。

  gōng sī huì yán sù chǔ lǐ zhè jiàn shì.

  The company will deal with this strictly.

Easily confused

• 认真 — Vietnamese "nghiêm túc" (working seriously) is usually 认真; 严肃 describes a stern look, solemn mood or grave matter.

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