监狱
jiānyùTraditional: 監獄
HSK 5
#798 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
prison, jail
Stroke order
监
狱
Examples
。
He was put in prison.
。
Conditions in the prison are very bad.
。
He spent three years in prison.
满犯。
The prison is full of inmates.
五。
He spent five years in prison.
监狱 (jiān yù) means prison, jail. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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