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to punish

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cheng2ban4 chéngbàn

Meaning


Primary

to punish

Alternatives

punish, punished, punishing, punishes

Mnemonic


懲辦 To punish is 辦 to manage some violation by 懲 punshing it.

Usage


政府 決定 懲辦 貪官。

The government decided to punish corrupt officials.

他們 因 犯法 而 被 懲辦。

They were punished for breaking the law.

法律 會 公正 地 懲辦 他。

The law will punish him fairly.

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