懲一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. fig. to make an example of sb

CHARACTERS

懲 chéng punish, reprimand; warn
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
儆 jǐng warn; warning
百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many