curfew; nighttime lockdown
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to impose a curfew; to prohibit public passage during nighttime hours
Though classified as a verb, this word frequently functions nominally as the object of verbs like 实行 (implement) or 解除 (lift), effectively meaning 'curfew' or 'lockdown'.
Shí实
xíng行
xiāo宵
jìn禁
To implement a curfew
Jiě解
chú除
xiāo宵
jìn禁
To lift the curfew
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
xuān宣
bù布
cóng从
wǔ午
yè夜
kāi开
shǐ始
xiāo宵
jìn禁
。
The government announced that a curfew would begin at midnight.
Xiāo宵
jìn禁
qī期
jiān间
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
yuán员
bù不
dé得
wài外
chū出
。
During the curfew, no personnel are allowed to go outside.