Read Edit View history 戒严 jièyán to impose martial law Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 戒严 戒嚴 jiè//yán to impose martial law to enforce martial law, emergency measures, or a curfew during a period of war or unrest martial law a state of emergency or curfew where military authority takes over normal administration Frequency Movie subtitles 1.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.36 per million Cross-References Antonym 解严 jiěyán Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
戒严 戒嚴 jiè//yán to impose martial law to enforce martial law, emergency measures, or a curfew during a period of war or unrest martial law a state of emergency or curfew where military authority takes over normal administration Frequency Movie subtitles 1.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.36 per million Cross-References Antonym 解严 jiěyán Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)