囚犯 (qiú fàn) — prisoner, convict
Definition
囚犯 emphasizes the serving-prisoner angle: a convict already incarcerated (note 关押 in the example). 罪犯 is broader — any criminal, including those not yet jailed.
noun
prisonerconvict
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 囚犯。Jǐng fāng zhuā huò le sān míng qiú fàn.The police captured three prisoners.
- 囚犯。Zhè suǒ jiān yù guān yā le wǔ bǎi duō míng qiú fàn.This prison holds more than five hundred convicts.
- 囚犯。qiú fàn Bèi yǔn xǔ měi tiān qiáng zhì láo dòng bā xiǎo shí.The prisoners are forced to work eight hours a day.
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