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受罚 (shòu fá) — to be punished; to receive punishment

Definition

受罚 (shòu fá) is a formal, written way to say 'be punished' — used in legal, official, or news contexts rather than casual speech. Pairs with 因…而 to name the offense (e.g. 因迟到受罚 'be punished for being late').

verb
to be punishedto receive punishment

Examples

  • 。
    Tā yīn wèi chí dào shòu guò yí cì fá.
    He was punished once for being late.
  • 受罚。
    Wéi fǎ jià shǐ yí dìng huì shòu fá.
    Driving illegally will definitely be punished.
  • 受罚。
    Qī zhà xíng wéi huì shòu fá.
    Fraudulent behavior will be punished.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

受shòureceive
罚fápunishment

受 means receive and 罚 means punishment; together they mean to receive punishment.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 罰; 罚 is its simplified writing.

  • 詈詈lìabuse verbally
  • 刀刀dāoknife

The traditional form 罰 pairs 詈 (abuse verbally) with 刀 (knife); verbal abuse and improper use of a knife represent a crime. The simplified 罚 is a later abbreviation.

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