监牢 meaning in English

jiānláo

prison; jail

Traditional 監牢17 strokes

Meaning of 监牢

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānláo
  1. prison
  2. jail

监牢 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

灵líng魂hún是shì肉ròu体tǐ的de监jiān牢láo。
The soul is the prison of the body.

Stroke order for each character

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监 jiān · to supervise · 10 strokes

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牢 láo · pen · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 监牢.

总监zǒngjiānhead; director (of an organizational unit)
监督jiāndūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect
监测jiāncèto monitor
监狱jiānyùprison
监视jiānshìto monitor; to keep a close watch over
监控jiānkòngto monitor
监管jiānguǎnto oversee; to take charge of
监护jiānhùto act as a guardian
牢牢láoláofirmly; safely
监察jiāncháto supervise; to control
牢记láojìto keep in mind; to remember
牢固láogùfirm; secure

Questions about 监牢

What does 监牢 mean?

监牢 (jiānláo) means "prison; jail".

How do you write 监牢?

监牢 is made of 2 characters: 监 (10 strokes), 牢 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 监牢 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 监牢 is written 監牢.