严刑 (yán xíng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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严刑
严刑 (yán xíng): Severe punishment (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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严 • yán • strict, tight, rigorous • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
yán
严
strict, tight, rigorous
刑 • xíng • punishment, penalty
xíng
刑
punishment, penalty
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More common words that include characters from 严刑.
Words with
严
严格
yán gé
strict
严重
yán zhòng
serious
严肃
yán sù
serious; solemn; earnest
严厉
yán lì
stern; severe
严密
yán mì
tight; close; strict
严寒
yán hán
bitter cold
严峻
yán jùn
stern; severe; grim
严禁
yán jìn
strictly forbid
Words with
刑
刑事
xíng shì
criminal; penal
刑法
xíng fǎ
Criminal law
减刑
jiǎn xíng
commutation of sentence; reduce sentence
刑侦
xíng zhēn
criminal investigation
刑具
xíng jù
torture instrument; instrument of punishment
刑期
xíng qī
prison term; sentence
刑罚
xíng fá
penalty; punishment
刑警
xíng jǐng
criminal police / detective
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Example Sentences with 严刑
Gǔ
古
dài
代
yǒu
有
yán
严
xíng
刑
bī
逼
gòng
供
de
的
zuò
做
fǎ
法
。
In ancient times, there was the practice of extracting confessions through severe punishment.
Fǎ
法
lǜ
律
jìn
禁
zhǐ
止
shǐ
使
yòng
用
yán
严
xíng
刑
duì
对
Yán
严
xíng
刑
bìng
并
bù
不
néng
能
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
jiě
解
jué
决
dài
待
fàn
犯
rén
人
。
The law prohibits using severe punishment on prisoners.
fàn
犯
zuì
罪
wèn
问
tí
题
。
Severe punishment cannot truly solve the crime problem.
