责罚 (zé fá) — to punish (formal, literary)

Definition

Examples

• 学校决定严加责罚那个作弊的学生。
  Xué xiào jué dìng yán jiā zé fá nà ge zuò bì de xué shēng.
  The school decided to severely punish the student who cheated.
• 父母不应随意责罚孩子，而应耐心教导。
  Fù mǔ bù yīng suí yì zé fá hái zi, ér yìng nài xīn jiào dǎo.
  Parents should not punish children arbitrarily, but should teach them patiently.
• 此人因犯法而受到责罚。
  Cǐ rén yīn fàn fǎ ér shòu dào zé fá.
  This person was punished for breaking the law.