繩之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

to bring to justice; to punish according to the law

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bring to justice
  2. 2. to punish according to the law

Characters

Character Meaning
繩 shéng
rope
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
法 fǎ HSK 3
law; method; way