坐牢

zuòláo

verb #2,685

Meanings

1 to be in prison
2 to serve time
3 to be jailed

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

他因为偷东西坐了三年牢。

Tā yīnwèi tōu dōngxi zuò le sān nián láo.

He served three years in prison for stealing.

HSK 6

你不想坐牢的话就别犯法。

Nǐ bù xiǎng zuòláo dehuà jiù bié fànfǎ.

If you don't want to go to prison, don't break the law.

Tips

grammar

坐牢 is a verb-object compound. You can insert modifiers between 坐 and 牢: 坐了三年牢 (served three years).

Stroke Order

坐 zuò

牢 láo