惩罚

chéng fá

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. penalty
2. punishment
3. to punish

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 奖励 jiǎng lì 奖励 jiǎng lì to reward 惩罚的反义词是奖励: to reward

Related words

2 items

• 责罚 zé fá 责罚 zé fá to punish 责罚是严厉的惩罚: to punish
• 惩处 chéng chǔ 惩处 chéng chǔ to punish 法律上的惩处: to punish

Usage notes

Collocations

惩罚常与“受到”“给予”等动词搭配，如“受到惩罚”“给予惩罚”。

Formality

“惩罚”适用于正式和非正式场合，但偏向正式；在口语中常被“罚”替代。

Example Sentences

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他因为迟到受到了 惩罚 。

He was punished for being late.

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Words Containing 惩罚

• 惩罚性 惩罚性 chéng fá xìng: punitive

Child Words of 惩罚

• 罚 罚 fá: to punish
• 惩 惩 chéng: to punish