囚 (qiú) — to imprison, to take into custody
Definition
囚 (qiú) is a formal/literary verb meaning 'to imprison,' almost always paired with 禁 as the set phrase 囚禁. It appears mostly in news, legal, or historical writing rather than everyday speech.
verb
to imprisonto take into custody
Examples
- 。Fēi fǎ qiú jìn tā rén shì fàn zuì xíng wéi.Illegally imprisoning others is a criminal act.
- 。Dí jūn jiàng lǐng bèi qiú jìn zài zhàn fú yíng lǐ.The enemy general was imprisoned in a POW camp.
- 。Gǔ dài dì wáng cháng bǎ fǎn duì zhě qiú jìn zài dà láo lǐ.Ancient emperors often imprisoned their opponents in dungeons.
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