幽禁 (yōu jīn) — to confine, to imprison (especially in a secluded place or under house arrest)
Definition
Confine or imprison someone in a hidden or isolated place — harsher and more secretive than a simple 监禁, with the connotation of cutting someone off from the outside world.
verb
to confineto imprison (especially in a secluded place or under house arrest)
Examples
- 幽禁。Nà wèi zuò jiā bèi yōu jīn le shí nián.That writer was confined for ten years.
- 幽禁。Zhèng fǔ bǎ tā yōu jīn zài yí zuò xiǎo dǎo shàng.The government confined him on a small island.
- 幽禁。Tā yīn zhèng zhì yuán yīn bèi yōu jīn zài jiā.He was placed under house arrest for political reasons.
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