Chinese word dictionary

处罚

chǔfá · to penalize; to punish

Practice word

Word information

Simplified处罚

Traditional處罰

Pinyinchǔfá

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

处chù

to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department

罚fá

penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize

How to learn 处罚

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

到处dàochù

everywhere

好处hǎochù

benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]

坏处huàichù

harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]

长处chángchù

good aspects; strong points

处chǔ

to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish

处理chǔlǐ

to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices