从难从严

從難從嚴

cóngnán-cóngyán

idiom

Meanings

1 demanding and strict
2 to set high and exacting standards
3 to train/manage in the toughest, strictest way

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我们要从难从严地训练新兵。

Wǒmen yào cóngnán-cóngyán de xùnliàn xīnbīng.

We must train the new recruits with the toughest and strictest standards.

HSK 7-9

对干部要从难从严要求。

Duì gànbù yào cóngnán-cóngyán yāoqiú.

Officials must be held to the most demanding and strict requirements.

Tips

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Stock phrase from PLA training and Party discipline rhetoric - extremely common in official speeches, military reports, and meeting documents. Often paired with 从实战出发 (cóng shízhàn chūfā, starting from real combat).

Stroke Order

从 cóng

难 nán

严 yán