# 制裁 (zhìcái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 制裁 (zhìcái) means “to punish; sanctions”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to punish; sanctions
- Pinyin: zhìcái (zhi4 cai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 任何违法的人都会受到法律的制裁。
  Rènhé wéifǎ de rén dōu huì shòudào fǎlǜ de zhìcái.
  Anyone who breaks the law will be punished by the law.

## Characters

- [制](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-make/) (zhì): to make; to control
- [裁](https://hanziro.com/word/cai-cut-out/) (cái): to cut out; to trim

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-cai-punish/

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