| chéng | punish/discipline |
| 惩 | to punish to reprimand to warn |
| 惩一儆百 | lit punish one, warn one hundred to make an example of sb (idiom) |
| 惩一警百 | lit punish one, warn one hundred to make an example of sb also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百 |
| 惩前毖后 | lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again |
| 惩办 | to punish (someone) to take disciplinary action against (someone) |
| 惩处 | to punish to administer justice |
| 惩处罪犯 | to inflict a punishment on a criminal |
| 惩恶劝善 | punish evil-doers and encourage people to do good |
| 惩戒 | to discipline reprimand |
| 惩治 | to punish |
| 惩治腐败 | fight against corruption; fight and punish corruption; combat corruption; crack down on corruption |
| 惩罚 | penalty punishment to punish |
| 惩罚性 | punitive |
| 惩罚性制裁 | punitive sanctions |
| 惩罚性的损害赔偿费 | punitive damages |
| 惩罚措施 | punitive measures |
| 惩罚法 | penalty method |