惩戒

懲戒

chéngjiè

verb #22,455

Meanings

1 to discipline
2 to punish as a warning
3 to reprimand formally

Characters

to punish / to penalize

to warn / to guard against / to admonish

Examples

HSK 4

他受到了应有的惩戒。

Tā shòudào le yīngyǒu de chéngjiè.

He received the punishment he deserved.

HSK 5

学校对违规学生进行了惩戒。

Xuéxiào duì wéiguī xuésheng jìnxíng le chéngjiè.

The school disciplined the students who broke the rules.

Tips

usage

惩戒 implies punishment with a corrective purpose, not just punishing but warning and reforming. More formal than simply 处罚 (to penalize).

Stroke Order

惩 chéng

戒 jiè