chéng

punish, reprimand; warn

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

勸善惡 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you
yán chéng to punish severely
不貸 yán chéng bù dài to punish severely (idiom)
大誡 xiǎo chéng dà jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
從嚴處 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb
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]
前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
惡勸善 chéng è quàn shàn see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4]
惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
戒 chéng jiè to discipline; reprimand
治 chéng zhì to punish
罰 chéng fá penalty; punishment; to punish
罰性 chéng fá xìng punitive
處 chéng chǔ to punish; to administer justice
辦 chéng bàn to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone)
jiǎng chéng rewards and penalties
zhòng chéng to punish severely
獨 chéng dú punishing separatism; refers to the act of dealing with separatist activities
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