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

学校对违规学生进行了惩戒。

Xuéxiào duì wéiguī xuésheng jìnxíng le chéngjié.

The school disciplined the students who broke the rules.

他受到了应有的惩戒。

Tā shòu dào le yīngyǒu de chéngjié.

He received the punishment he deserved.

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