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惩戒 (chéng jiè) — (formal) to discipline, to punish (especially as a deterrent or corrective measure)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to discipline / punish' as a corrective measure, not casual chastising. Unlike simple 惩罚, 强调以儆效尤的目的 — punishing to deter and correct.

verb
(formal) to disciplineto punish (especially as a deterrent or corrective measure)

Examples

  • 惩戒。
    Gōng sī jué dìng chéng jiè wéi fǎn guī dìng de yuán gōng.
    The company decided to discipline the employees who violated the rules.
  • 惩戒。
    Xué xiào duì zuò bì xíng wéi shí xíng le yán lì de chéng jiè cuò shī.
    The school implemented severe disciplinary measures against cheating.
  • 惩戒。
    Fǎ lǜ duì tān wū fǔ bài xíng wéi yǔ yǐ chéng jiè.
    The law imposes punishment on acts of corruption.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

惩chéngpunish
戒jièwarn

The punishment in 惩 and the warning in 戒 combine to discipline someone.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懲; 惩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
徵
徵zhǐ懲chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 懲 pairs 心 (heart) with 徵 as its sound part; the simplified 惩 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 惩 →

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

  • 戈戈gēhalberd
  • 廾廾gǒnghands

戒 shows 廾 (hands) and 戈 (a halberd) together: hands holding up a weapon as a warning.

Open 戒 →
Appears in
Law & Justice

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