宵禁 (xiāo jìn) — curfew

Definition

Examples

• 政府宣布从今晚十点开始实行宵禁。
  Zhèng fǔ xuān bù cóng jīn wǎn shí diǎn kāi shǐ shí xíng xiāo jìn.
  The government announced that a curfew will be implemented from ten o'clock tonight.
• 疫情期间，很多城市都实施了宵禁。
  Yì qíng qī jiān, hěn duō chéng shì dōu shí shī le xiāo jìn.
  During the pandemic, many cities imposed curfews.
• 晚上十一点以后，街上几乎没有人，因为宵禁已经开始了。
  Wǎn shàng shí yī diǎn yǐ hòu, jiē shàng jī hū méi yǒu rén, yīn wèi xiāo jìn yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le.
  After 11 p.m., there are almost no people on the street because the curfew has already started.

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