严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài

to punish severely (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 58500th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to punish severely (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
严 yán HSK 4
strict; severe; rigorous
惩 chéng HSK 6
to punish; to reprimand; to warn
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
贷 dài HSK 5
a loan; to lend on interest; to borrow