严密

嚴密

yánmì

adjective HSK 7 #8,731

Meanings

1 tight
2 strict
3 closely guarded
4 watertight

Characters

dense; close; tight

Strict and tight — watertight, with no gaps

Examples

警方对现场进行了严密的封锁。

Jǐngfāng duì xiànchǎng jìnxíng le yánmì de fēngsuǒ.

The police imposed a tight lockdown on the scene.

这个计划逻辑严密，没有漏洞。

Zhège jìhuà luóji yánmì, méiyǒu lòudòng.

This plan has watertight logic with no loopholes.

Tips

usage

严密 can describe physical security (严密监控 — tight surveillance) or abstract completeness (严密的逻辑 — rigorous logic). Compare with 严格 (strict rules) and 严谨 (meticulous work).

Stroke Order

严 yán

密 mì