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

三名犯人昨晚越狱了。

Sān míng fànrén zuówǎn yuèyù le.

Three prisoners broke out of jail last night.

越狱是非常危险的行为。

Yuèyù shì fēicháng wéixiǎn de xíngwéi.

Breaking out of prison is an extremely dangerous act.

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 popular American TV series Prison Break (2005)

Stroke Order

越 yuè

狱 yù