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to imprison

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qiu2jin4 qiújìn

Meaning


Primary

to imprison

Alternatives

imprison, imprisoned

Mnemonic


囚禁 To imprison is to make someone a 囚 prisoner by putting him in a place that they are 禁 prohibited to leave.

Usage


他 被 囚禁 在 地下室 里。

He is imprisoned in the basement.

这 名 俘虏 被 囚禁 了 三 年。

This prisoner was imprisoned for three years.

国王 把 反对者 囚禁 了 起来。

The king imprisoned his opponents.