jiān
jìn

common
technical
verb

Meaning of 监禁

监禁 means to imprison; to incarcerate; to put in jail. Pronounced jiān jìn.

  • to imprison; to incarcerate; to put in jail

Definitions & Examples

Zuì
fàn
bèi
jiān
jìn
le
shí
nián
 

The criminal was imprisoned for ten years.

Zài
méi
yǒu
shěn
pàn
de
qíng
kuàng
xià
 
néng
bèi
suí
jiān
jìn
 

He cannot be arbitrarily imprisoned without a trial.

Xiǎo
shuō
zhǔ
jué
bèi
cuò
de
jiān
jìn
le
 

The protagonist of the novel was wrongfully incarcerated.

Zhàn
bèi
jiān
jìn
zài
zhàn
yíng
 

The prisoners of war were interned in a prisoner-of-war camp.