jìn

common
legal
formal

Meaning of 拘禁

拘禁 means to detain; to take into custody; to confine (an arrested person). Pronounced jū jìn.

  • to detain; to take into custody; to confine (an arrested person)

Definitions & Examples

Jǐng
fāng
jiāng
xián
rén
jìn
zài
liú
suǒ
 

The police detained the suspect at the detention center.

Fēi
jìn
shì
yán
zhòng
de
wéi
xíng
wéi
 

Illegal detention is a serious violation of the law.

bèi
jìn
le
shí
xiǎo
shí
hòu
huò
shì
 

He was released after being held in custody for forty-eight hours.

Zhàn
bèi
jìn
zài
zhuān
mén
de
yíng
 

The prisoners of war were confined in a special camp.