扣分
kòu fēn
Pinyin

Definition

扣分
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kòu fēn
  1. to deduct marks (when grading school work)
  2. to have marks deducted
  3. penalty points
  4. to lose points for a penalty or error

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分
fēn
  1. 1 to divide
  2. 2 to separate
  3. 3 to distribute
  4. 4 to allocate
  5. 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
  6. 6 part or subdivision
  7. 7 fraction
  8. 8 one tenth (of certain units)
  9. 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  10. 10 minute (unit of time)
  11. 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
  12. 12 a point (in sports or games)
  13. 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分享
fēn xiǎng
  1. 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
分钟
fēn zhōng
  1. 1 minute
部分
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
分子
fèn zǐ
  1. 1 members of a class or group
  2. 2 political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
  3. 3 part

Idioms (20)

一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
  1. 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
  2. 2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
  1. 1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
  2. 2 to come out even
  3. 3 to tie
  4. 4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms

Sample Sentences

那倒没有。闯黄灯，被扣分了。
nà dào méiyǒu 。chuǎng huángdēng ，bèi kòufēn le 。
No, not that bad. I ran a yellow light and got ticketed.
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我知道。新交规真严格。遮挡号牌扣12分，酒驾12分，闯红灯6分，超速6分，抽烟，接打电话，不系安全带都要扣分。这样下去的话，我的驾照很快就要被扣了。
wǒ zhīdào 。xīn jiāoguī zhēn yángé 。zhēdǎng hàopái kòu shíèr fēn ，jiǔjià shíèr fēn ，chuǎng hóngdēng liù fēn ，chāosù liù fēn ，chōuyān ，jiē dǎ diànhuà ，bù jì ānquándài dōuyào kòufēn 。zhèyàng xiàqu dehuà ，wǒ de jiàzhào hěnkuài jiùyào bèi kòu le 。
I know. The new regulations are so strict. 12 points for obscuring a license plate, 12 points for drunk driving, 6 points for running a red light, 6 points for speeding, and smoking, answering the phone, and not wearing a seat belt all get you points. At this rate I'm definitely going to lose my license soon.
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这么扣分的话，说不定会有一批卖分、替考的黄牛。其实严格一些是好事。以前我们都不系安全带的，现在我上车第一件事就是把安全带系上。
zhème kòufēn dehuà ，shuōbudìng huì yǒu yī pī màifēn 、tìkǎo de huángniú 。qíshí yángé yīxiē shì hǎoshì 。yǐqián wǒmen dōu bù jì ānquándài de ，xiànzài wǒ shàngchē dìyī jiàn shì jiùshì bǎ ānquándài jìshang 。
If all those get you points, a new black market for removing points and retaking the test might crop up. But actually getting stricter is a good thing. Before we never wore our seat belts, but now buckling up is the first thing I do when I get in the car.
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你说得倒轻巧。又是罚款，又是扣分的，我还要不要吃饭了？
nǐ shuō de dào qīngqiǎo 。yòu shì fákuǎn ，yòu shì kòufēn de ，wǒ hái yào bu yào chīfàn le ？
That's easier said than done. Besides getting fined, I'd also have points deducted. What should I do--not eat?
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