Meaning
Gansu; respectful
Chinese: 严肃、恭敬。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “su” becomes a different word in each tone. 肃 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 严肃yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest
- 肃然sù ránrespectful; solemn; awed
- 肃立sù lìto stand respectfully; (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
- 肃反sù fǎnto eliminate counterrevolutionaries
- 肃清sù qīngto purge
Example Sentence
升旗的时候，大家都严肃地站着。Shēng qí de shí hou, dà jiā dōu yán sù de zhàn zhe.During the flag-raising, everyone stands solemnly.
升旗Shēng qíto raise a flag的deof时候shí houtime，大家dà jiāeveryone都dōuall严肃yán sùto strictly enforce地de(adverb marker)站zhànstation着zhe(ongoing action)。