囚禁
qiú jìn
Pinyin

Definition

囚禁
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qiú jìn
  1. to imprison
  2. captivity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不禁
bù jīn
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
  2. 2 can't refrain from
禁
jīn
  1. 1 to endure
禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
禁止
jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 to prohibit
  2. 2 to forbid
  3. 3 to ban
严禁
yán jìn
  1. 1 to strictly prohibit

Idioms (6)

令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
屡禁不止
lǚ jìn bù zhǐ
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lǚ jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
  1. 1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
  2. 2 fragile state of health

Sample Sentences

麒麟人，你快把我爸爸和斯琴的哥哥，还有你们囚禁的所有的人都放了！要不然别怪我不客气！
qílínrén ，nǐ kuài bǎ wǒ bàba hé Sīqín de gēge ，háiyǒu nǐmen qiújìn de suǒyǒu de rén dōu to release le ！yàoburán bié guài wǒ bù kèqì ！
Kirin-people, hurry up and release my Dad and Siqin's big brother, and everyone else you've imprisoned! Otherwise, it's no more Mister Nice Guy!
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你口口声声说我们肮脏，难道你们这样绑架囚禁人类就是高尚？你把我哥哥藏到哪儿了？快说！
nǐ kǒukǒushēngshēng shuō wǒmen āngzāng ，nándào nǐmen zhèyàng bǎngjià qiújìn rénlèi jiùshì gāoshàng ？nǐ bǎ wǒ gēge cáng dào nǎr le ？kuài shuō ！
You keep saying we're filthy-- can you seriously think that kidnapping and imprisoning people like this is something noble? Where are you hiding my big brother? Quick, tell me!
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