corporal punishment; physical punishment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to punish physically; to subject to corporal punishment
neutralRefers to punishment involving physical pain or discomfort, such as forced standing, kneeling, or striking. Commonly used in educational and legal contexts.
Zhè这
suǒ所
xué学
xiào校
yán严
gé格
jìn禁
zhǐ止
jiào教
shī师
duì对
xué学
shēng生
jìn进
xíng行
tǐ体
fá罚
。
This school strictly forbids teachers from inflicting corporal punishment on students.
Tǐ体
fá罚
bù不
jǐn仅
wéi违
fǎ法
，
ér而
qiě且
huì会
duì对
hái孩
zi子
de的
xīn心
lǐ理
zào造
chéng成
yǒng永
jiǔ久
xìng性
shāng伤
hài害
。
Corporal punishment is not only illegal but also causes permanent psychological harm to children.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
tǐ体
fá罚
xué学
shēng生
shì是
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
In that era, corporal punishment of students was a very common phenomenon.
Lián联
hé合
guó国
ér儿
tóng童
quán权
lì利
gōng公
yuē约
hū呼
yù吁
jìn禁
zhǐ止
yī一
qiè切
xíng形
shì式
de的
tǐ体
fá罚
。
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child calls for prohibiting all forms of corporal punishment.