admonish; reprimand; legal caution
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to teach and admonish; to warn and advise
Often used in contexts of elders to juniors or superiors to subordinates. The variant 训诫 is more commonly used in modern writing.
Fù父
qin亲
yán严
lì厉
de地
xùn训
jiè戒
ér儿
zi子
bù不
yào要
sā撒
huǎng谎
。
The father sternly admonished his son not to lie.
Jiāng将
jūn军
xùn训
jiè戒
bù部
xià下
yào要
yán严
shǒu守
jūn军
jì纪
。
The general warned his troops to strictly observe military discipline.
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Lǎo老
shī师
xùn训
jiè戒
xué学
sheng生
yào要
chéng诚
shí实
shǒu守
xìn信
。
The teacher admonished the students to be honest and trustworthy.
verb
to reprimand (as a minor legal punishment by the court)
formalIn Chinese criminal procedure law, this is a specific non-penal measure (non-penal sanction) applied by the court. The written form 训诫 is standard for this legal usage.
Fǎ法
guān官
duì对
bèi被
gào告
dāng当
tíng庭
yǔ予
yǐ以
xùn训
jiè戒
。
The judge reprimanded the defendant in open court.
Yīn因
qíng情
jié节
qīng轻
wēi微
，
fǎ法
yuàn院
jué决
dìng定
duì对
tā他
jìn进
xíng行
xùn训
jiè戒
ér而
fēi非
xíng刑
shì事
chǔ处
fá罚
。
Due to the minor circumstances, the court decided to issue him a reprimand rather than criminal punishment.
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Xùn训
jiè戒
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
fēi非
xíng刑
fá罚
xìng性
chǔ处
zhì置
cuò措
shī施
。
Reprimand is a type of non-penal disposal measure.