监狱 (jiān yù) — prison

Definição

监狱 is the standard modern word for 'prison' (the place/institution). It refers to the facility itself, not the people inside — use 囚犯 for a prisoner. 牢 is an older/literary alternative.

noun
prison
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Exemplos

  • 监狱
    Tā yīn qiǎng jié bèi pàn rù jiān yù sān nián.
    He was sentenced to three years in prison for robbery.
  • 监狱
    Zhè zuò jiān yù jiàn yú èr shí nián qián, shè shī hěn jiù.
    This prison was built twenty years ago and the facilities are very old.
  • 监狱
    Cóng jiān yù chū lái hòu, tā jué xīn chóng xīn zuò rén.
    After getting out of prison, he resolved to turn over a new leaf.

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