监狱

監獄

jiānyù

noun HSK 7-9 #685

Measure Word

一座监狱 zuò

Meanings

1 prison; jail

Characters

to supervise; to monitor

prison; lawsuit

Examples

HSK 4

那座监狱已经关了一百多年了。

Nà zuò jiānyù yǐjīng guān le yībǎi duōnián le.

That prison has been closed for over a hundred years.

HSK 6

他被判了五年监狱。

Tā bèi pàn le wǔ nián jiānyù.

He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

监 jiān

狱 yù