重罚不用 zhòng fá bù yòng

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
重 zhòng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious
罚 fá HSK 5
to punish; to penalize; variant of 罰fá
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
用 yòng HSK 3
to use; to employ; to have to