惩 chéng

punish, reprimand; warn

HSK 6 #1821

DEFINITIONS

  • punish, reprimand
  • warn
  • to punish
  • to reprimand
  • to warn

STROKES

惩 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

惩罚 chéng fá
HSK 6
penalty; punishment; to punish
惩戒 chéng jiè to discipline; reprimand
严惩 yán chéng to punish severely
惩治 chéng zhì to punish
惩罚性 chéng fá xìng punitive
惩处 chéng chǔ to punish; to administer justice
惩办 chéng bàn to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone)
严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom)
劝善惩恶 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you
小惩大诫 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
从严惩处 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
惩一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb
惩一警百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb; also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]
惩前毖后 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
惩恶劝善 chéng è quàn shàn see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4]
惩恶扬善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
奖惩 jiǎng chéng rewards and penalties
重惩 zhòng chéng to punish severely
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