punish; penalize
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to punish; to penalize; to discipline
formalA formal term for administering a penalty for wrongdoing. The object can be the person being punished or the specific offense. Can be used in legal, administrative, and social contexts.
Xué学
xiào校
yán严
lì厉
chǔ处
fá罚
le了
zuò作
bì弊
de的
xué学
sheng生
。
The school severely punished the students who cheated.
Gēn根
jù据
fǎ法
lǜ律
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
chǔ处
fá罚
。
According to the law, this conduct will be subject to punishment.
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Tā他
yīn因
wéi违
fǎn反
jiāo交
tōng通
guī规
zé则
ér而
bèi被
chǔ处
fá罚
kuǎn款
。
He was fined for violating traffic rules.
Duì对
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
xíng行
wéi为
bì必
xū须
jiān坚
jué决
chǔ处
fá罚
。
Environmental pollution must be resolutely penalized.