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.
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