禁言

jìnyán

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

管理员禁言了三天。

Guǎnlǐyuán jìnyán le sān tiān.

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

HSK 6

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

禁 jìn

言 yán