罚金 (fá jīn) — fine (monetary penalty)

Definition

Examples

• 他因为违反交通规则被处以罚金。
  Tā yīn wèi wéi fǎn jiāo tōng guī zé bèi chǔ yǐ fá jīn.
  He was fined for violating traffic rules.
• 法官判决他支付一笔罚金。
  Fǎ guān pàn jué tā zhī fù yì bǐ fá jīn.
  The judge ordered him to pay a fine.
• 这家公司因为污染被罚款，罚金金额很高。
  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.