chéng
惩艾
punish; discipline
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to punish; to discipline; to penalize
formalA formal, written term. Often implies punishment as a warning or to prevent future wrongdoing.
Bì必
xū须
yán严
chéng惩
wéi违
fǎ法
zhě者
，
yǐ以
jǐng儆
xiào效
yóu尤
。
Lawbreakers must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.
Xué学
xiào校
yǒu有
xiào校
guī规
lái来
chéng惩
chǔ处
wéi违
jì纪
de的
xué学
sheng生
。
The school has regulations to discipline students who violate the rules.
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Chéng惩
è恶
yáng扬
shàn善
shì是
Zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
měi美
dé德
。
Punishing evil and promoting good is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.