监禁 [監禁] - to imprison, to jail, to take into custody - jiān jìn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

监禁 (監禁)

jiān jìn

Pinyin

Definition

监禁 (監禁)

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jiān jìn

to imprison
to jail
to take into custody

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīn

1 to endure

jìn jì

1 taboo
2 contraindication (medicine)
3 to abstain from

jìn zhǐ

1 to prohibit
2 to forbid
3 to ban

bù jīn

1 can't help (doing sth)
2 can't refrain from

yán jìn

1 to strictly prohibit

Idioms (6)

令行禁止

lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
2 to ensure strictly obedience

喜不自禁

xǐ bù zì jīn

1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

屡禁不止

lǚ jìn bù zhǐ

1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

屡禁不绝

lǚ jìn bù jué

1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

弱不禁风

ruò bù jīn fēng

1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2 fragile state of health

Sample Sentences

分析人士认为，如果阿桑奇被引渡到美国，若就目前指控定罪，可能面临5年监禁，但很可能被追加新的指控。无论如何，阿桑奇的命运早已不在自己的掌握之中。

fēnxī rénshì rènwéi ，rúguǒ bèi yǐndù dào Měiguó ，ruò jiù mùqián zhǐkòng dìngzuì ，kěnéng miànlín nián jiānjìn ，dàn hěn kěnéng bèi zhuījiā Xīn de zhǐkòng 。wúlùnrúhé ， de mìngyùn zǎoyǐ bù zài zìjǐ de zhǎngwò zhīzhōng 。

Analysts believe that if Assange is extradited to the United States, and convicted of the current allegations, he may face five years in prison but he is also likely to be accused of new charges. In any case, Assange’s fate is no longer in his own hands.