关禁闭

關禁閉

guānjìnbì

verb #12,720

Meanings

1 to put in detention; to confine as punishment; to put in solitary

Characters

to close; to lock up

to forbid; to prohibit

to close; to shut

Examples

那个士兵因为违纪被关了三天禁闭。

Nàge shìbīng yīnwèi wéijì bèi guān le sān tiān jìnbì.

That soldier was put in detention for three days for violating discipline.

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usage

Originally a military punishment. Now also used for schools and informally for grounding children at home: 妈妈把他关禁闭了 (Mom grounded him).

Stroke Order

关 guān

禁 jìn

闭 bì