惩
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to punish; to reprimand; to warn
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Words with 惩
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惩一警百 | variant of 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3] | |
| 惩恶扬善 | to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) | |
| 严惩不贷 | to punish severely (idiom) | |
| 重惩 | to punish severely | |
| 惩治 | to punish | |
| 劝善惩恶 | to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to… | |
| 惩恶劝善 | see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[cheng2 e4 yang2 shan4] | |
| 惩处 | to punish; to administer justice | |
| 惩罚性 | punitive | |
| 小惩大诫 | lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to p… | |
| 惩办 | to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone) | |
| 惩一儆百 | lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb | |
| 奖惩 | rewards and penalties | |
| 严惩 | to punish severely | |
| 惩戒 | to discipline; reprimand | |
| 惩前毖后 | lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes f… | |
| 惩罚 | penalty; punishment; to punish |