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罚金 (fá jīn) — fine (monetary penalty)

Definition

noun
fine (monetary penalty)

Examples

  • 罚金。
    Tā yīn wèi wéi fǎn jiāo tōng guī zé bèi chǔ yǐ fá jīn.
    He was fined for violating traffic rules.
  • 罚金。
    Fǎ guān pàn jué tā zhī fù yì bǐ fá jīn.
    The judge ordered him to pay a fine.
  • ，罚金。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī yīn wèi wū rǎn bèi fá kuǎn, fá jīn jīn é hěn gāo.
    This company was fined for pollution, and the fine amount was very high.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

罚fápenalty
金jīnmoney

罚 “penalty” and 金 “money” combine to mean money paid as a penalty.

Characters in this word

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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