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HSK 6
惩
懲
chéng
1.
to punish
2.
to reprimand
3.
to warn
Common • Top 18%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (18)
重惩
zhòngchéng
to punish severely
严惩
yánchéng
to punish severely
惩戒
chéngjiè
to discipline
惩治
chéngzhì
to punish
惩罚
chéngfá
penalty
惩处
chéngchǔ
to punish
惩办
chéngbàn
to punish (someone)
惩罚性
chéngfáxìng
punitive
受惩罚
shòuchéngfá
punished
惩恶劝善
chéngèquànshàn
see [[懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善<chéngèyángshàn>]]
严惩不贷
yánchéngbùdài
to punish strictly with no leniency (idiom); to punish and show no mercy
小惩大诫
xiǎochéngdàjiè
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
从严惩处
cóngyánchéngchǔ
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
惩一儆百
chéngyījǐngbǎi
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
惩一警百
chéngyījǐngbǎi
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
惩前毖后
chéngqiánbìhòu
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
劝善惩恶
quànshànchéngè
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
惩恶扬善
chéngèyángshàn
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,820
- Word Frequency Rank
- 15,315 of 84,292