惩
Character
to punish
Meaning
chéng
cheng2- to punish CC-CEDICT
- to reprimand CC-CEDICT
- to warn CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 12 strokes
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Practice writing 惩
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Example sentences
他做错了事，老师惩罚了他。
tā zuò cuò le shì lǎo shī chéng fá le tā
He did something wrong, and the teacher punished him.
AI-generated sentence
惩罚不是最好的办法。
chéng fá bú shì zuì hǎo de bàn fǎ
Punishing is not the best way.
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爸爸说要惩罚不听话的孩子。
bà ba shuō yào chéng fá bù tīng huà de hái zi
Dad says he will punish children who don't listen.
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Words with 惩
See all 17 →惩处chéng chǔto punish someone who did something bad or broke the lawWordHSK 7–9惩罚chéng fáto punish someone for doing something wrongWordHSK 7–9惩办chéng bànto punish (someone)Word惩戒chéng jièto disciplineWord惩治chéng zhìto punishWord惩罚性chéng fá xìngpunitiveWord惩一儆百chéng yī jǐng bǎilit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)Word
惩一警百chéng yī jǐng bǎilit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)Variant of 惩一儆百WordUnreviewed
惩前毖后chéng qián bì hòulit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening againWord惩恶扬善chéng è yáng shànto uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)Word严惩yán chéngto punish severelyWord