庄严

庄严 zhuāngyán

Dignified (stately - solemn)

庄严 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體莊嚴 zhuangyan

What 庄严 means

Dignified (stately - solemn)

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Character by character

庄严 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

庄

zhuāng

Village (manor - farm)

严

yán

Tight (strict - severe)

Words that share a character with 庄严

How to write 庄严

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庄严 in a sentence

仪式的气氛十分庄严。

Yíshì de qìfēn shífēn zhuāngyán.

The atmosphere of the ceremony was most solemn.

这是一座庄严的建筑。

Zhè shì yí zuò zhuāngyán de jiànzhù.

This is a stately building.

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Questions about 庄严

What does 庄严 mean in English?

庄严 is pronounced zhuāngyán and means Dignified (stately - solemn).

How do you pronounce 庄严?

庄严 is zhuāngyán in pinyin — written zhuangyan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 庄严?

庄严 is written with 2 characters: 庄 (zhuāng) Village (manor - farm), 严 (yán) Tight (strict - severe). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 庄严 written in traditional Chinese?

莊嚴. The simplified form 庄严 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 莊嚴 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhuāngyán.

Is 庄严 an HSK word?

Yes — 庄严 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

转移 zhuǎnyí 转折 zhuǎnzhé 传记 zhuànjì 庄稼 zhuāngjia 庄重 zhuāngzhòng 装备 zhuāngbèi 装卸 zhuāngxiè 壮观 zhuàngguān

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