大牢

dàláo

noun #11,029

Meanings

1 prison
2 jail

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Examples

他被关进了大牢。

Tā bèi guān jìn le dàláo.

He was thrown into prison.

坐大牢可不是闹着玩的。

Zuò dàláo kě bú shì nào zhe wán de.

Going to prison is no joke.

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大牢 is a colloquial and slightly old-fashioned word for prison. The formal/modern term is 监狱 (jiānyù).

Stroke Order

大 dà

牢 láo