禁言 (jìnyán): to mute (a user in a chat / for…

Meanings

1 to mute (a user in a chat / forum)
2 to silence / impose a posting ban

Characters

禁

Examples

他在群里说脏话被禁言了。

Tā zài qún lǐ shuō zānghuà bèi jìnyán le.

He cursed in the group chat and got muted.

管理员禁言了三天。

Guǎnlǐyuán jìnyánle sān tiān.

The admin muted [me / them] for three days.

Tips

usage

The standard moderation action across WeChat groups, forums, and game chats. Compare 封号 (fēnghào) 'ban the account entirely' (harsher) vs. 禁言 'just stop them from posting' (lighter, time-limited). Opposite: 解禁 (jiějìn) 'lift the ban.'