chéng
jǐng
bǎi

idiom

Meaning of 惩一警百

惩一警百 means punish one person as a warning to others. Pronounced chéng yī jǐng bǎi.

  • punish one person as a warning to others

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
zhěng
dùn
 
guǎn
céng
jué
dìng
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
 
yán
chǔ
le
dài
tóu
wéi
guī
de
yuán
gōng
 

To enforce discipline, management decided to make an example by severely punishing the employee who led the violation.

dài
jiàng
lǐng
cháng
yòng
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
de
fāng
lái
wéi
chí
jūn
duì
de
wēi
yán
 

Ancient generals often used the method of punishing one to warn many to maintain the army's authority.

Xué
xiào
de
zhè
xiàng
yán
chǔ
yǒu
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
de
xiào
guǒ
 

The school's severe punishment had the effect of making an example to deter others.