监牢

監牢

jiānláo

noun #16,117

Meanings

1 prison; jail

Characters

to supervise; prison

prison; pen; firm

Examples

HSK 3

他被关进了监牢。

Tā bèi guān jìn le jiānláo.

He was thrown into prison.

HSK 4

在监牢里度过了十年。

Zài jiānláo lǐ dùguò le shínián.

He spent ten years in prison.

Tips

usage

监牢 is slightly more literary than 监狱 (jiānyù), the standard modern word for prison. 坐牢 (zuòláo) means 'to serve time; to be in prison.'

Stroke Order

监 jiān

牢 láo