关押 (guān yā) — to imprison, to lock up

Definition

Examples

• 警察把罪犯关押起来了。
  Jǐng chá bǎ zuì fàn guān yā qǐ lái le.
  The police locked up the criminal.
• 他因为盗窃被关押了三年。
  Tā yīn wèi dào qiè bèi guān yā le sān nián.
  He was imprisoned for three years for theft.
• 这个监狱关押了很多犯人。
  Zhè ge jiān yù guān yā le hěn duō fàn rén.
  This prison holds many prisoners.