牢房

láofáng

noun #4,445

Measure Word

一间牢房 jiān

Meanings

1 prison cell
2 jail cell

Characters

Examples

他被关在牢房里。

Tā bèi guān zài láofáng lǐ.

He was locked in a prison cell.

牢房又小又黑。

Láofáng yòu xiǎo yòu hēi.

The cell was small and dark.

Tips

memory

牢 (prison) + 房 (room) = a room in prison — a cell.

Stroke Order

牢 láo

房 fáng