从难从严

從難從嚴

cóngnáncóngyán

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

我们要从难从严地训练新兵。

Wǒmen yào cóngnáncóngyán de xùnliàn xīnbīng.

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

对干部要从难从严要求。

Duì gànbù yào cóngnáncóngyán 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