互罚

互罰

hùfá

verb

Meanings

1 to penalize (each side) mutually
2 (football) to take penalty kicks against one another

Characters

mutually; each other

punish; penalize

Examples

加时赛未分胜负,双方进入互罚点球。

Jiāshísài wèi fēn shèngfù, shuāngfāng jìnrù hùfá diǎnqiú.

The extra time ended level, so the two sides went into a penalty shootout.

裁判对两名球员互罚黄牌。

Cáipàn duì liǎng míng qiúyuán hùfá huángpái.

The referee handed each of the two players a yellow card.

Tips

usage

Most commonly seen as 互罚点球 (‘to exchange penalty kicks’, i.e. the penalty shootout). 互 adds the reciprocal ‘each-other’ sense on top of 罚 (to penalize).

Stroke Order

互 hù

罚 fá