imprison; incarcerate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to imprison; to incarcerate; to put in jail
formalRefers to the official act of depriving someone of their liberty, often as a legal punishment or during an investigation. Can be used in formal legal contexts.
Zuì罪
fàn犯
bèi被
jiān监
jìn禁
le了
shí十
nián年
。
The criminal was imprisoned for ten years.
Zài在
méi没
yǒu有
shěn审
pàn判
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
，
tā他
bù不
néng能
bèi被
suí随
yì意
jiān监
jìn禁
。
He cannot be arbitrarily imprisoned without a trial.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhǔ主
jué角
bèi被
cuò错
wù误
de地
jiān监
jìn禁
le了
。
The protagonist of the novel was wrongfully incarcerated.
Zhàn战
fú俘
bèi被
jiān监
jìn禁
zài在
zhàn战
fú俘
yíng营
lǐ里
。
The prisoners of war were interned in a prisoner-of-war camp.