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惩前毖后

chéngqiánbìhòu

Traditional: 懲前毖後

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

Character Breakdown

惩
chéng
to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
HSK 6
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1
毖
bì
caution; to guard against, to take care
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1

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