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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


懲罰 To punish has the same meaning as both of its characters 懲 to punish and 罰 to punish.

Usage


老師 懲罰 了 遲到 的 學生。

The teacher punished the students who were late.

他 因為 說謊 被 父母 懲罰 了。

He was punished by his parents for lying.

罪犯 被 法院 懲罰 了。

The criminal was punished by the court.

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