罚

罰

fá

verb HSK 5 #3,645

Meanings

Lǎoshī fá tā zhàn le yī jié kè.

The teacher punished him by making him stand for one class period.

Wéifǎn guīdìng yào shòudào chǔfá.

Violating the rules will result in punishment.

Tā yīnwèi chuǎng hóngdēng bèi fá le liǎng bǎi kuài.

He was fined 200 yuan for running a red light.

Fànguī de qiúyuán bèi fá xià chǎng.

The player who committed a foul was sent off.

usage

罚 + action = punish by making someone do something: 罚站 (stand as punishment), 罚抄 (copy text as punishment). 罚 + money = fine someone.

usage

处罚 (chǔfá) = to punish (formal). 惩罚 (chéngfá) = to punish (stronger). 罚球 (fáqiú) = penalty kick/free throw.

罚 fá