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严惩
嚴懲
yánchéng
1. to punish severely
Uncommon • Top 42%

Character Breakdown

严
yán
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
HSK 4 7 丶
惩
chéng
to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (2)

严惩不贷
yánchéngbùdài
to punish strictly with no leniency (idiom); to punish and show no mercy
从严惩处
cóngyánchéngchǔ
to deal with sb severely (idiom)

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35,167 of 84,292

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