qiújìn
囚禁
to imprison
囚禁
to imprison
Character Composition
Characters
qiú
囚
prisoner
囚
prisoner
jìn
禁
to prohibit
禁
to prohibit
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 裡。
He is imprisoned in the basement.
這 名 俘虜 被 囚禁 了 三 年。
This prisoner was imprisoned for three years.
國王 把 反對者 囚禁 了 起來。
The king imprisoned his opponents.
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