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罚

fá · fa

Traditional 罰 / 罸

HSK 5

Meaning

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fá 罰

  1. to punish; to penalize; to fine

fá 罸

  1. variant of 罰 / 罚 (fá)
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The bike fine

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)被(bèi)罚了(fále)二十(èrshí)块钱(kuàiqián)。

    I got fined twenty yuan today.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)被(bèi)罚(fá)？你(nǐ)做了(zuòle)什么(shénme)？

    Why were you fined? What did you do?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)共享单车(gòngxiǎngdānchē)停在了(tíngzàile)黄线(huángxiàn)外面(wàimiàn)。

    I parked my shared bike outside the yellow line.

  4. Liangliang

    罚款(fákuǎn)二十(èrshí)块(kuài)，比(bǐ)车费(chēfèi)贵(guì)多了(duōle)！

    A fine of twenty yuan is much more than the bike fare!

  5. Dengdeng

    下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)。

    Next time I will walk.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，走路(zǒulù)不(bù)罚款(fákuǎn)！

    Good idea. There is no fine for walking!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)自(zì)己(jǐ)也(yě)因(yīn)违(wéi)例(lì)泊(bó)车(chē)而(ér)被(bèi)罚(fá)了(le)许(xǔ)多(duō)次(cì)款(kuǎn)。

I've paid parking fines a number of times myself.

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

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)罚(fá)他(tā)抄(chāo)写(xiě)课(kè)文(wén)十(shí)遍(biàn)。

The teacher punished him by making him copy the text ten times.

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