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惩
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Definitions
- 1. to punish
- 2. to reprimand
- 3. to warn
Words Containing 惩
rewards and penalties
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
penalty
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
to punish
punitive
to discipline
to punish (someone)
to punish severely
to punish severely (idiom)
lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[chéng è yáng shàn]
to punish
to punish severely