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惩罚

chéng fá · cheng fa

Traditional 懲罰

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. penalty
  2. punishment
  3. to punish
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Rock paper scissors

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)石头剪刀布(shítoujiǎndāobù)吧(ba)，输(shū)的(de)人(rén)要(yào)接受(jiēshòu)惩罚(chéngfá)。

    Let's play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever loses gets a punishment.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，什么(shénme)惩罚(chéngfá)？

    Sure. What punishment?

  3. Dengdeng

    学(xué)小狗(xiǎogǒu)叫(jiào)三(sān)声(shēng)。

    Bark like a puppy three times.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)惩罚(chéngfá)不(bù)难(nán)，来(lái)吧(ba)！

    That punishment isn't hard. Come on!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)出(chū)剪刀(jiǎndāo)，我(wǒ)出(chū)石头(shítou)，你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)！

    You showed scissors, I showed rock. You lost!

  6. Liangliang

    汪(wāng)，汪(wāng)，汪(wāng)！

    Woof, woof, woof!

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)违(wéi)反(fǎn)了(le)法(fǎ)律(lǜ), 你(nǐ)将(jiāng)受(shòu)到(dào)惩(chéng)罚(fá)。

You'll be punished if you break the law.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)罚(fá)站(zhàn)来(lái)惩(chéng)罚(fá)不(bù)听(tīng)话(huà)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

The teacher uses standing as punishment for disobedient students.

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