Meaning
prison
Chinese: 监狱。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yu” becomes a different word in each tone. 狱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 监狱jiān yùprison
- 地狱dì yùhell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
- 大狱dà yùjail; prison
- 出狱chū yùto be released from prison
- 下狱xià yùto imprison
Example Sentence
罪犯被关进了监狱。Zuì fàn bèi guān jìn le jiān yù.The criminal was put in prison.
罪犯Zuì fàncriminal被bèi(passive: by)关guānmountain pass进jìnto go forward了le(completed action)监狱jiān yùprison。