监禁 meaning in English

jiānjìn

to imprison; to jail

Traditional 監禁23 strokes

Meaning of 监禁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānjìn
  1. to imprison
  2. to jail
  3. to take into custody

监禁 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài一yī些xiē国guó家jiā,叛pàn国guó罪zuì的de惩chéng罚fá可kě以yǐ是shì终zhōng身shēn监jiān禁jìn。
In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.

Stroke order for each character

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监 jiān · to supervise · 10 strokes

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禁 jìn · to restrict · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 监禁.

禁止jìnzhǐto prohibit; to forbid
总监zǒngjiānhead; director (of an organizational unit)
监督jiāndūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
不禁bùjīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
监测jiāncèto monitor
监狱jiānyùprison
监视jiānshìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
监控jiānkòngto monitor
严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibit
监管jiānguǎnto oversee; to take charge of
禁区jìnqūrestricted area; forbidden zone; off-limits area
情不自禁qíngbùzìjīn(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

Questions about 监禁

What does 监禁 mean?

监禁 (jiānjìn) means "to imprison; to jail".

How do you write 监禁?

监禁 is made of 2 characters: 监 (10 strokes), 禁 (13 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

How is 监禁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 监禁 is written 監禁.