惩罚

惩罚 chéngfá

Penalty (punishment)

惩罚 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體懲罰 chengfa

What 惩罚 means

Penalty (punishment)

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Character by character

惩罚 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

惩

chéng

Punishes

罚

fá

Punish

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How to write 惩罚

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惩罚 in a sentence

违反规定的人会受到惩罚。

Wéifǎn guīdìng de rén huì shòudào chéngfá.

Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished.

惩罚不是目的，教育才是。

Chéngfá bú shì mùdì, jiàoyù cái shì.

Punishment is not the aim; education is.

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Questions about 惩罚

What does 惩罚 mean in English?

惩罚 is pronounced chéngfá and means Penalty (punishment).

How do you pronounce 惩罚?

惩罚 is chéngfá in pinyin — written chengfa without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 惩罚?

惩罚 is written with 2 characters: 惩 (chéng) Punishes, 罚 (fá) Punish. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 惩罚 written in traditional Chinese?

懲罰. The simplified form 惩罚 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 懲罰 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced chéngfá.

Is 惩罚 an HSK word?

Yes — 惩罚 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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