Punish in Chinese
to punish · HSK 5
罚
老师罚他抄写课文。 The teacher punished him by making him copy the text.
Other ways to say punish
More words with 罚
How do you say punish in Chinese?
Punish in Chinese is 罚 (fá). You can also say 惩罚 (chéng fá), 处罚 (chǔ fá), 办 (bàn), 收拾 (shōu shi).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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