处
罚

To penalize in Chinese: 处罚 (chǔ fá)

chǔ fá

to penalize

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 處罰1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to penalize
  2. 2to punish

Stroke order

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处
罚

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨˇ

chǔ

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄚˊ

fá

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

处罚

Simplified

處罰

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 违反规定的人会受到处罚。

    wéi fǎn guī dìng de rén huì shòu dào chǔ fá。

    People who break the rules will be penalized.

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Related words

处

chù

place

罚

fá

to punish

到处

dào chù

everywhere

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

处理

chǔ lǐ

to handle

罚款

fá kuǎn

to fine

相处

xiāng chǔ

to be in contact (with sb)

坏处

huài chu

harm

短处

duǎn chù

shortcoming

长处

cháng chù

good aspects

处于

chǔ yú

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

处分

chǔ fèn

to discipline sb

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