Definition

1. Verb:
   • To punish: To impose a penalty or consequence on someone for a crime or wrongdoing.
   • To chastise: To discipline or reprimand someone for a fault or offense.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Pháp luật sẽ trị tội những kẻ buôn bán ma túy. (The law will punish drug traffickers.)
  • Anh ta bị trị tội vì tội tham nhũng. (He was punished for corruption.)
  • Không thể để hắn trốn tránh, phải trị tội hắn thật nặng. (We cannot let him escape; he must be severely chastised.)

Advanced Usage

• "trị tội nặng": to punish severely.
  • Tòa án quyết định trị tội nặng bị cáo. (The court decided to punish the defendant severely.)
• "đáng bị trị tội": deserving of punishment.
  • Hành vi phản bội đó đáng bị trị tội. (That act of betrayal deserves punishment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trừng trị (verb): to punish, to penalize (often with a connotation of severe or exemplary punishment).
  • Cần trừng trị nghiêm minh các hành vi phạm pháp. (Illegal acts must be strictly penalized.)
• Hình phạt (noun): punishment, penalty.
  • Hình phạt cho tội này rất nghiêm khắc. (The punishment for this crime is very severe.)
• Kỷ luật (verb/noun): to discipline; discipline (often in organizational or educational contexts).
  • Học sinh vi phạm nội quy sẽ bị kỷ luật. (Students who break the rules will be disciplined.)

Synonyms

• Phạt (verb): to fine, to penalize.
• Trừng phạt (verb): to punish, to chastise.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a single verb, "trị tội" is not typically broken into phrasal verb components in Vietnamese. Its usage is as a compound verb unit.)

Related Idioms

• "Ăn cây nào rào cây ấy": Literally "Eat the tree, fence that tree." Implies facing the consequences of one's actions, related to the concept of being held accountable or punished.
  • Hắn đã gây ra lỗi lầm, giờ phải chịu "ăn cây nào rào cây ấy" thôi. (He made the mistake, now he must face the music.)
• "Gieo gió gặt bão": Literally "Sow the wind, reap the storm." Means that bad actions will lead to severe consequences or punishment.
  • Những kẻ lừa đảo rồi sẽ phải "gieo gió gặt bão". (Fraudsters will eventually reap what they sow.)

verb

1. to punish