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惩

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chéng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to punish
  2. 2. to reprimand
  3. 3. to warn

Words Containing 惩

惩罚
chéng fá

penalty

惩处
chéng chǔ

to punish

劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è

to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice

严惩
yán chéng

to punish severely

严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài

to punish severely (idiom)

小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè

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

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi

lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)

惩一警百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)

惩前毖后
chéng qián bì hòu

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

惩恶劝善
chéng è quàn shàn

see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[chéng è yáng shàn]

惩戒
chéng jiè

to discipline

惩治
chéng zhì

to punish

惩罚性
chéng fá xìng

punitive

惩办
chéng bàn

to punish (someone)

奖惩
jiǎng chéng

rewards and penalties

重惩
zhòng chéng

to punish severely

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