禁闭室 (jīn) — confinement cell; guardhouse
Definition
A small locked room used to discipline someone (a soldier, prisoner) by keeping them confined for a period. It is a physical space (间), not the act of confinement itself.
noun
confinement cellguardhouse
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 禁闭室。Tā bèi guān jìn le jīn.He was locked in a confinement cell.
- 禁闭室。Zhè zuò jiān yù de jīn hěn xiǎo.The confinement cells in this prison are very small.
- 禁闭室。Shì bīng yīn wèi wéi fǎn jì lǜ bèi fá zài jīn lǐ dài le sān tiān.The soldier was punished by staying in the guardhouse for three days for breaking the rules.
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