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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惩罚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惩罚 chéng fá - penalty
- punishment
- to punish

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 1,945 6,766 6,012

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
惩 chéng- to punish
- to reprimand
- to warn
罚 fá- to punish; to penalize; to fine
罚 fá- variant of 罰|罚[fa2]

Other Words Containing 惩罚

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
惩罚 6 7 1,945 6,766 6,012
惩罚性 - - 28,113 40,383 80,094