刑期 (xíng qī) — prison term, sentence (duration of imprisonment)

Definition

Examples

• 他的刑期是十年。
  Tā de xíng qī shì shí nián.
  His prison term is ten years.
• 因为表现好，他的刑期被减了两年。
  Yīn wèi biǎo xiàn hǎo, tā de xíng qī bèi jiǎn le liǎng nián.
  Because of good behavior, his sentence was reduced by two years.
• 刑期结束后，他重新回到了社会。
  xíng qī Jié shù hòu, tā chóng xīn huí dào le shè huì.
  After his prison term ended, he returned to society.