牢房 (láo fáng) — prison cell

Definition

Examples

• 他被关在牢房里已经三年了。
  Tā bèi guān zài láo fáng lǐ yǐ jīng sān nián le.
  He has been locked in a prison cell for three years.
• 这个牢房太狭窄了，连站都站不起来。
  Zhè ge láo fáng tài xiá zhǎi le, lián zhàn dōu zhàn bù qǐ lái.
  This prison cell is too narrow; you can't even stand up.
• 他们被分别关在不同的牢房里。
  Tā men bèi fēn bié guān zài bù tóng de láo fáng lǐ.
  They were locked separately in different cells.