肃 (肅)
Pinyin

Definition

肃 (肅)
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  1. respectful
  2. solemn
  3. to eliminate
  4. to clean up
肃 (肅)
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  1. surname Su

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

  1. 1 see also: 骕骦 sù shuāng
  1. 1 see also: 鹔鹴 sù shuāng
xiāo
  1. 1 xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes
xiù
  1. 1 variant:
  2. 2 to corrode
  3. 3 to rust

Related Words (16)

yán sù
  1. 1 solemn
  2. 2 grave
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 earnest
  5. 5 severe
Gān sù
  1. 1 Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu]
Gān sù Shěng
  1. 1 Gansu Province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu]
sù rán qǐ jìng
  1. 1 to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
sù mù
  1. 1 solemn and respectful
  2. 2 serene

Idioms (1)

肃然起敬
sù rán qǐ jìng
  1. 1 to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)

Sample Sentences

小嘉,你在看什么?表情那么严肃。
xiǎojiā ,nǐ zài kàn shénme ?biǎoqíng nàme yánsù 。
Xiaojia, what are you looking at with such a solemn expression?
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你别攻击人,我男友就是不喜欢下巴方,再说了,我下巴方跟严肃有什么关系?
nǐ bié gōngjī rén ,wǒ nányǒu jiùshì bù xǐhuan xiàba fāng ,zàishuō le ,wǒ xiàba fāng gēn yánsù yǒu shénme guānxi ?
Don't attack me, my boyfriend doesn't like square chins, and another thing, what has a square chin got to do with being serious?
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你看你!你就是做人太严肃了,下巴才会这么方!
nǐ kàn nǐ !nǐ jiù shì zuòrén tài yánsù le ,xiàba cái huì zhème fāng !
Look at you! You really take life too seriously, that must be why your chin is so square!
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这可是有根有据的,你想,严肃的人下巴是不是经常用力,这里的肌肉出力久了,不是就自然而然变方了吗?
zhè kěshì yǒu gēn yǒu jù de ,nǐ xiǎng ,yánsù de rén xiàba shìbushì jīngcháng yònglì ,zhèlǐ de jīròu chū lì jiǔ le ,bùshì jiù zìránérrán biàn fāng le ma ?
I've got a basis for that. Think about it. Don't serious people exert their chins quite a lot? So when the muscles are exerted for long enough, they will naturally become square, no?
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他是一个很严肃的人,不能随便跟他开玩笑。
tā shì yī gè hěn yánsù de rén ,bùnéng suíbiàn gēn tā kāi wánxiào 。
He is a very serious person. You can't casually joke around with him.
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我喜欢认真的老师,但是不太喜欢严肃的老师。
wǒ xǐhuan rènzhēn de lǎoshī ,dànshì bùtài xǐhuan yánsù de lǎoshī 。
I really like dedicated teachers, but I don't really like serious teachers.
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哎,看来想要杜绝这种现象,除了加强学校德育教育,严肃考风考纪外,最重要的还是要改变“一考定终生”的观念。
āi ,kànlai xiǎngyào dùjué zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng ,chúle jiāqiáng xuéxiào déyù jiàoyù ,yánsù kǎofēng kǎojì wài ,zuì zhòngyào de háishì yào gǎibiàn “yīkǎodìngzhōngshēng ”de guānniàn 。
Oh, it seems that to put an end to this kind of phenomenon, besides strengthening the moral education and strictly enforcing examination conduct and discipline, the most important thing is still to change the concept of "one test to determine one's whole life".
现在我们进园,然后跟随讲解员参观。大家要保持庄严肃穆,不要喧哗打闹。
xiànzài wǒmen jìnyuán ,ránhòu gēnsuí jiǎngjiěyuán cānguān 。dàjiā yào bǎochí zhuāngyán sùmù ,bù yào xuānhuá dǎnào 。
Now we're going to enter the park. Afterwards follow the guide for the tour. Everyone needs to keep a respectful silence and not make too much noise.
嘘,保持庄严肃穆好不好?
xū ,bǎochí zhuāngyán sùmù hǎo bù hǎo ?
Shh. Keep a respectful silence, okay?
你平时很幽默,然后,比如说开会的时候很严肃。
nǐ píngshí hěn yōumò ,ránhòu ,bǐrú shuō kāihuì de shíhou hěn yánsù 。
You're normally very serious, but then, in a meeting for example, you're very serious.
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