罚款 (fá kuǎn) — to fine; fine, monetary penalty
Definition
罚款 (fákuǎn) is specifically a MONETARY penalty — both the act of fining (verb) and the fine itself (noun). 罚 is the broader verb 'to penalize'; 罚款 narrows it to money only.
to finefinemonetary penalty
Measure word · 笔
Examples
- 罚款，。Sī jī fá kuǎn le, yīn wèi chuǎng hóng dēng.The driver was fined for running a red light.
- 罚款。Zhè cì fá kuǎn shì sān qiān yuán.This fine is 3,000 yuan.
- 。Tā suí biàn tíng chē fá le kuǎn.He was fined for parking carelessly.
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