判罚 (pàn fá) — to penalize (in general, e.g. legally or administratively); (in sports) to call a penalty or foul against a player

Definition

Examples

• 法院判罚了这家公司，罚款五十万元。
  Fǎ yuàn pàn fá le zhè jiā gōng sī, fá kuǎn wǔ shí wàn yuán.
  The court penalized this company with a fine of 500,000 yuan.
• 裁判判罚他技术犯规，给了对方罚球机会。
  Cái pàn pàn fá tā jì shù fàn guī, gěi le duì fāng fá qiú jī huì.
  The referee called a technical foul on him, giving the opponent a free-throw opportunity.
• 学校判罚了考试作弊的学生，取消成绩。
  Xué xiào pàn fá le kǎo shì zuò bì de xué shēng, qǔ xiāo chéng jì.
  The school penalized the students who cheated on the exam and canceled their scores.