惩 (懲)
chéng
Pinyin

Definition

惩 (懲)
 - 
chéng
  1. to punish
  2. to reprimand
  3. to warn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (11)

惩罚
chéng fá
  1. 1 penalty
  2. 2 punishment
  3. 3 to punish
严惩
yán chéng
  1. 1 to punish severely
惩治
chéng zhì
  1. 1 to punish
奖惩
jiǎng chéng
  1. 1 rewards and penalties
严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
  1. 1 to punish severely (idiom)

Idioms (8)

劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
  1. 1 to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
  2. 2 you get what's coming to you
严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
  1. 1 to punish severely (idiom)
小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
  1. 1 lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
  1. 1 to deal with sb severely (idiom)
惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make an example of sb

Sample Sentences

对啊，我这是到月亮上来接受惩罚来了。对了，嫦娥仙子，一直也没好意思问您，您又是为什么到月亮上来了呢？
duìa ，wǒ zhè shì dào yuèliàng shànglái jiēshòu chéngfá lái le 。duìle ，Cháng\'é xiānzǐ ，yīzhí yě méi hǎoyìsi wèn nín ，nín yòu shì wèishénme dào yuèliàng shàng lái le ne ？
Yes, I'm here on the moon to receive a punishment. Oh yeah, Immortal Chang'e, I never dared ask you, why did you end up on the moon?
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可不是嘛，不要拿别人的错误惩罚自己，谦逊不是无原则的退让而是有风度地坚持底线，宝贝你最棒了！
kěbushì ma ，bù yào ná biérén de cuòwù chéngfá zìjǐ ，qiānxùn bùshì wú yuánzé de tuìràng érshì yǒu fēngdù de jiānchí dǐxiàn ，bǎobèir nǐ zuìbàng le ！
That's right. Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes. Modesty is not just yielding to others without any principle, but rather it is insisting on a base line. You're really the best, baby!
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而王强被尤丽打中了手臂和肩膀，虽然没有危及生命，但最终受到了法律的惩罚。
ér Wáng Qiáng bèi Yóu Lì dǎzhòng le shǒubì hé jiānbǎng ，suīrán méiyǒu wēijí shēngmìng ，dàn zuìzhōng shòudào le fǎlǜ de chéngfá 。
Meanwhile, Wang Qiang had been shot by You Li in the arm and shoulder. His injuries weren't life-threatening, but he was ultimately punished in accordance with the law.
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你懂什么？惩罚特别严重的犯罪，死刑是无法替代的。对于那些特别严重的犯罪行为，冷血杀手不受到法律的惩罚，这公平吗？
nǐ dǒng shénme ？chéngfá tèbié yánzhòng de fànzuì ，sǐxíng shì wúfǎ tìdài de 。duìyú nàxiē tèbié yánzhòng de fànzuì xíngwéi ，lěngxiě shāshǒu bù shòudào fǎlǜ de chéngfá ，zhè gōngpíng ma ？
What do you know? For offenses with especially serious penalties, the death penalty is irreplaceable. With regard to those especially grave crimes, if cold-blooded killers don't receive the punishment of the law, is that just?
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