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监狱

監獄
jiānyù
noun HSK 7 #685

Measure Word

一座监狱 zuò

Meanings

  1. 1 prison; jail

Examples

他被判了五年监狱。
Tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián jiānyù.
He was sentenced to five years in prison.
那座监狱已经关了一百多年了。
Nà zuò jiānyù yǐjīng guān le yībǎi duō nián le.
That prison has been closed for over a hundred years.

Tips

memory
监 (supervise/watch) + 狱 (prison/lawsuit) = a place where people are watched and confined.

Stroke Order

监 jiān
狱 yù