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to punish

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cheng2fa2 • chéngfá

Meaning


Primary

to punish

Alternatives

punish, punishes, punishing, punished, to penalize, penalize, punishment, penalty

Mnemonic


惩罚 To punish has the same meaning as both of its characters 惩 to punish and 罚 to punish.

Usage


老师 惩罚 了 迟到 的 学生。

The teacher punished the students who were late.

他 因为 说谎 被 父母 惩罚 了。

He was punished by his parents for lying.

罪犯 被 法院 惩罚 了。

The criminal was punished by the court.

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