从轻

從輕

cóngqīng

adverb

Meanings

HSK 6

你是第一次犯错，这次从轻处理。

Nǐ shì dìyī cì fàncuò, zhè cì cóngqīng chǔlǐ.

It's your first mistake, so we'll go easy on you this time.

HSK 7-9

他主动退还了赃款，法院决定对他从轻处罚。

Tā zhǔdòng tuìhuán le zāngkuǎn, fǎyuàn juédìng duì tā cóngqīng chǔfá.

He returned the stolen money of his own accord, so the court decided to punish him more lightly.

usage

In Chinese criminal law, 从轻处罚 means a lighter penalty within the legal range, while 减轻处罚 goes below the minimum. The opposite is 从重 'more severely'.

从 cóng

轻 qīng