严惩不贷 yán chéng bù dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. to punish severely (idiom)

CHARACTERS

严 yán
HSK 4
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
惩 chéng
HSK 6
punish, reprimand; warn
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
贷 dài
HSK 5
lend; borrow; pardon