imprison; confine; incarcerate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to imprison; to confine; to incarcerate
formalA formal term typically used in legal, judicial, or official contexts to describe the detention of a person in a prison or jail cell.
Tā他
bèi被
dān单
dú独
qiú囚
jìn禁
zài在
yī一
jiān间
xiǎo小
láo牢
fáng房
lǐ里
。
He was imprisoned alone in a small cell.
Nà那
gè个
dú独
cái裁
zhě者
qiú囚
jìn禁
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
duì对
shǒu手
。
That dictator imprisoned all of his political opponents.
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Tā她
yīn因
jiàn间
dié谍
zuì罪
bèi被
qiú囚
jìn禁
le了
shí十
nián年
。
She was imprisoned for ten years on charges of espionage.