Meaning of 监狱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiānyù
- prison
监狱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆在监狱里待了三年。
Tom has spent the past three years in prison.
我不会那样做的，因为我不想进监狱。
I can't do that, because I don't want to go to jail.
你在监狱做什么？
What are you doing on prison grounds?
有一个危险的罪犯从监狱里逃了出来。
A dangerous criminal escaped from prison.
你去过监狱吗？
Have you ever been in jail?
Stroke order for each character
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监 jiān · to supervise · 10 strokes
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狱 yù · prison · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 监狱.
| 总监 | zǒngjiān | head; director (of an organizational unit) |
| 监督 | jiāndū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect |
| 监测 | jiāncè | to monitor |
| 地狱 | dìyù | hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark |
| 监视 | jiānshì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over |
| 监控 | jiānkòng | to monitor |
| 监管 | jiānguǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 监护 | jiānhù | to act as a guardian |
| 监察 | jiānchá | to supervise; to control |
| 监禁 | jiānjìn | to imprison; to jail |
| 出狱 | chūyù | to be released from prison |
| 入狱 | rùyù | to go to jail; to be sent to prison |
Questions about 监狱
What does 监狱 mean?
监狱 (jiānyù) means "prison" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 监狱?
监狱 is made of 2 characters: 监 (10 strokes), 狱 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 监狱 an HSK word?
Yes. 监狱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 监狱 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 监狱 is written 監獄.