扣分

kòufēn

verb

Meanings

1 to deduct points (from a driving license, test, etc.)

Characters

Examples

闯红灯要扣六分。

Chuǎng hóngdēng yào kòu liù fēn.

Running a red light costs you six points.

这次作业因为格式问题被老师扣分了。

Zhè cì zuòyè yīnwèi géshì wèntí bèi lǎoshī kòufēn le.

This assignment lost points with the teacher due to formatting issues.

Tips

culture

Chinese driving licenses follow a 12-point annual system: traffic violations deduct points (扣分), and losing all 12 triggers retesting. Each violation category carries a set deduction — 扣1分, 扣3分, 扣6分, 扣12分.

Stroke Order

扣 kòu

分 fēn