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服刑

fúxíng
verb #7,566

Meanings

  1. 1 to serve a sentence; to do time
  2. 2 to serve a prison term

Examples

HSK 4
服刑期间他表现良好。
Fúxíng qījiān tā biǎoxiàn liánghǎo.
He behaved well during his prison term.
HSK 7-9
他正在监狱里服刑。
Tā zhèngzài jiānyù lǐ fúxíng.
He is currently serving his sentence in prison.
HSK 7-9
他服刑五年后被释放了。
Tā fúxíng wǔ nián hòu bèi shìfàng le.
He was released after serving five years.

Tips

usage
服刑 is a formal, legal term. In casual speech, people might say 坐牢 (to sit in jail) instead.

Stroke Order

服 fú
刑 xíng