监牢 (jiān láo) — prison; jail

Definition

Examples

• 他被关进监牢里了。
  Tā bèi guān jìn jiān láo lǐ le.
  He was locked up in prison.
• 这座监牢建在荒凉的郊外。
  Zhè zuò jiān láo jiàn zài huāng liáng de jiāo wài.
  This prison was built in a desolate suburb.
• 犯人从监牢里逃了出来。
  Fàn rén cóng jiān láo lǐ táo le chū lái.
  The prisoner escaped from jail.