Definition
管制 is a verb meaning to control, restrict, or regulate behavior, activities, or systems such as traffic, prices, or social order. In Chinese criminal law, it also refers to a specific punishment where a convicted offender is not imprisoned but placed under mandatory supervision and stripped of certain freedoms (e.g., the right to travel or assemble) for a designated period. This legal sense is often used as a noun (e.g., '判处管制'), but the verb form appears in passive constructions like '被管制'. As a high-level HSK word, it appears in formal, legal, and governmental contexts.
v.
to controlto regulateto impose restrictions (on behavior, traffic, prices, etc.)to place (a convicted offender) under mandatory supervision and restrict freedoms as a legal penalty
Examples
- ，管制。Jiāotōng fánmáng de shíhou, jǐngchá huì guǎn zhì jiāotōng.When traffic is heavy, the police will control the traffic.
- 管制。Zhèngfǔ guǎn zhì le bùfen shāngpǐn de jiàgé.The government regulated the prices of some goods.
- 管制。Tā yīnwèi jīngjì fànzuì bèi guǎn zhì le liǎng nián.He was placed under mandatory supervision for two years due to economic crimes.
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