重罚不用 zhòng fá bù yòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. do not punish severely (and do not reward too generously)

CHARACTERS

重 zhòng
HSK 3
heavy, weighty; double
罚 fá
HSK 5
penalty, fine; punish, penalize
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
用 yòng
HSK 3
use, employ, apply, operate; use