越狱

越獄

yuèyù

verb #5,720

Meanings

1 to break out of prison
2 to escape from prison
3 jailbreak

Characters

to cross over; to exceed

Examples

HSK 3

越狱是非常危险的行为。

Yuèyù shì fēicháng wēixiǎn de xíngwéi.

Breaking out of prison is an extremely dangerous act.

HSK 6

三名犯人昨晚越狱了。

Sān míng fànrén zuówǎn yuèyù le.

Three prisoners broke out of jail last night.

Tips

memory

越 means 'to cross over/exceed' and 狱 means 'prison' - picture someone leaping over prison walls.

In Pop Culture

越狱 Yuèyù

Prison Break

Chinese title of the American TV series Prison Break (2005).

Stroke Order

越 yuè

狱 yù