(juān) — to confine, to lock up

Definición

圈 (juān) is the verb 'to confine, lock up' — usually people or animals in a space, often used in 把/被 constructions. 关 is more general ('to close/shut'); 圈 emphasizes enclosing someone in a space, like 关在家里.

verb
to confineto lock up

Ejemplos

  • Nǐ bú yào bǎ zì jǐ juān zài fáng jiān lǐ.
    Don't lock yourself up in the room.
  • Yì qíng qī jiān hěn duō rén bèi juān zài jiā lǐ.
    During the pandemic, many people were confined at home.
  • Tā bǎ xiǎo jī dōu juān jìn lóng zi lǐ le.
    He confined all the chicks into the cage.

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