Chinese word dictionary

严苛

yán kē · severe; harsh

Word information

Simplified严苛
Traditional嚴苛
Pinyinyán kē
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 严苛

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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