绳之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

to bring to justice; to punish according to the law

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 11347th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
绳 shéng HSK 5
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