监狱

jiān

Traditional: 監獄

HSK 5
#798 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

prison, jail

Stroke order

Stroke order for 监

Stroke order for 狱

Examples

He was put in prison.

Conditions in the prison are very bad.

He spent three years in prison.

mǎnfàn

The prison is full of inmates.

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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This word is part of lesson 16.