罰不當罪 fá bù dāng zuì

the punishment is harsher than the crime

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the punishment is harsher than the crime
  2. 2. disproportionate punishment

Characters

Character Meaning
罰 fá
to punish; to penalize; variant of 罰fá
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
當 dāng
to be; to act as; should
罪 zuì HSK 6
crime; guilt; fault