惩
chéng
to punish
to reprimand; to warn
老师对他的惩罚让他记住了这个教训。
lǎo shī duì tā de chéng fá ràng tā jì zhù le zhè ge jiào xun。
The teacher's punishment made him remember this lesson.
只有严格惩治违法行为，社会才能变得更安全。
zhǐ yǒu yán gé chéng zhì wéi fǎ xíng wéi，shè huì cái néng biàn de gèng ān quán。
Only by strictly punishing illegal behavior can society become safer.
Words with 惩
重惩
zhòng chéng
to punish severely
劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
严惩
yán chéng
to punish severely
严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
to punish severely (idiom)
小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
惩一警百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
惩前毖后
chéng qián bì hòu
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
惩恶劝善
chéng è quàn shàn
see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4]
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
惩戒
chéng jiè
to discipline