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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

监狱 [jiānyù]
  1. 1. noun prison

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

监狱 [jiānyù]
  1. 1. prison; jail;penitentiary

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

监狱 [jiānyù]
  1. 1. 国家执行刑罚的机构;关押犯人的处所。

Examples

监狱里逃出去
escape from prison
监狱改造多年,他觉得自己得到了重生。
He felt reborn after being reformed in prison over several years.
这个监狱的监规很人性化,得到犯人们的好评。
The regulations of this prison are human-friendly, and receive a good appraisal from the prisoners.
他坑蒙拐骗,无恶不做,迟早是要进监狱的!
He will be imprisoned sooner or later for committing swindles and every crime imaginable.
这个监狱是专门关押少年犯的。
This prison is specially built for juvenile delinquents.
他已经进过好几次监狱了,真是个屡教不改的顽凶。
He has been put into prison several times. He is really a bad man who refuses to mend his ways in spite of repeated admonition.
由于官场黑暗,监狱里瘐毙的人很多。
Because of corrupt official circles, many people are tortured to death in prison.
他已经在这座小城的监狱里当了20年的狱吏了。
He has been warder in the small town's prison for 20 years.
监狱为防止犯人逃走,在四周的围墙上布满了铁丝网。
To prevent the prisoners from escaping, they have laid iron wires around the prison.
他在监狱中服了3年刑。
He served a three-year prison sentence.

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Related Measure Words

  [gè] |  一个监狱
  [suǒ] |  一所监狱
  [zuò] |  一座监狱

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