Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fine; to punish: "bắt phạt" means to impose a penalty or punishment on someone for a violation, mistake, or wrongdoing. It often involves requiring a payment of money (a fine) or imposing another form of penalty.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát giao thông bắt phạt người lái xe vượt đèn đỏ. (The traffic police fined the driver for running a red light.)
  • Giáo viên bắt phạt học sinh vì nói chuyện riêng trong lớp. (The teacher punished the student for talking privately in class.)
  • Công ty bị bắt phạt vì xả thải ra môi trường. (The company was fined for discharging waste into the environment.)

Advanced Usage

• "bắt phạt nặng": to punish severely; to impose a heavy fine.

  • Tòa án bắt phạt nặng tên tội phạm. (The court punished the criminal severely.)

• "bị bắt phạt": to be fined/punished (passive voice).

  • Anh ta bị bắt phạt vì tội trốn thuế. (He was fined for tax evasion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phạt (verb): to punish; to fine. This is a simpler, more common synonym.

  • Phạt tiền: to fine (literally: to punish with money).

• Xử phạt (verb): to sanction; to administer a penalty (often used in legal/administrative contexts).

  • Xử phạt hành chính: to impose an administrative penalty.

• Hình phạt (noun): punishment; penalty.

  • Án phạt (noun): sentence; penalty (often judicial).

Synonyms

• Trừng phạt: to punish, often with a connotation of retribution or discipline.
• Xử phạt: to sanction; to penalize (formal).
• Phạt vạ: to fine (can be informal or archaic).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bắt phạt tiền: to impose a monetary fine.
  • Họ bắt phạt tiền người vi phạm. (They imposed a fine on the violator.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Bắt phạt" itself is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. The concept is more directly expressed.

verb

1. to fine; to punish