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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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