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place under house arrest; confinement to one's quarters, rather than prison, by judicial order

ruǎn jìn

软 禁

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v.place under house arrest; confinement to one's quarters, rather than prison, by judicial order
- tā bèi pàn liù gè yuè ruǎn jìn
  他被判六个月软禁。
  He was sentenced to six months of confinement.
- tā bèi ruǎn jìn le bìng qiě zāo dào jǐng fāng de pín fán sāo rǎo
  她被软禁了，并且遭到警方的频繁骚扰。
  She has suffered from confinement and continual harassment by the police.
synonym
qiú jìn囚禁 yōu jìn幽禁
antonym
shì fàng释放

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