出狱

出獄

chūyù

verb #5,424

Meanings

1 to be released from prison
2 to get out of jail

Characters

to go out; to exit

Examples

他出狱后决定重新开始。

Tā chūyù hòu juédìng chóngxīn kāishǐ.

After getting out of prison, he decided to start over.

他明年就可以出狱了。

Tā míngnián jiù kěyǐ chūyù le.

He can be released from prison next year.

Tips

usage

The opposite is 入狱 (rùyù, to be imprisoned). Related: 坐牢 (zuòláo, to serve time in prison) is more colloquial, while 出狱 and 入狱 are more formal.

Stroke Order

出 chū

狱 yù