罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé

get what one deserves; deserve punishment

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
  2. 2. the punishment fits the crime

Characters

Character Meaning
罪 zuì HSK 6
crime; guilt; fault
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
應 yīng
should; ought to; must
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must