prison; jail (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
監獄
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
鉴于 jiàn yú - in view of; in the light of; seeing that (prep.) | HSK 6
Examples
他因为犯罪被判入监狱五年。 tā yīnwèi fànzuì bèi pàn rù jiānyù wǔ nián - He was sentenced to five years in prison for his crime.
这座监狱是按照最高安全标准建造的。 zhè zuò jiānyù shì ànzhào zuìgāo ānquán biāozhǔn jiànzào de - This prison is built to the highest security standards.
他在监狱里度过了十年的刑期。 tā zài jiānyù lǐ dùguòle shí nián de xíngqí - He spent ten years of his sentence in prison.
监狱里的生活条件非常苛刻。 jiānyù lǐ de shēnghuó tiáojiàn fēicháng kēkè - Living conditions in prison are very harsh.
他从监狱里释放出来后，改过自新。 tā cóng jiānyù lǐ shìfàng chūlái hòu, gǎiguòzìxīn - After being released from prison, he turned over a new leaf.
Characters
监 jiàn - supervise, inspect; prison, jail |
狱 yù - jail, prison; lawsuit, (criminal) case |