Chinese Word: 狱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

狱 (Trad.: 獄)HSK 6

Pinyin: yù

English Definition: prison

Chinese Definition:
①监禁罪犯的地方：监狱。狱吏。狱卒。地狱。越狱。
②罪案，官司：冤狱。文字狱。断狱。狱讼。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 犬

Ideographic:A guard dog 犭 talking 讠 to a prisoner 犬

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 犭 [ quǎn ] dog
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
  - 犬 [ quǎn ] dog

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监狱HSK 6	jiān yù	prison
地狱	dì yù	hell; infernal; underworld
出狱	chū yù	to be released from prison
下狱	xià yù	to imprison
入狱	rù yù	to go to jail; to be sent to prison

1		tā 她 de 的 líng hún 灵魂 duò rù 堕入 dì yù 地狱。 Her soul was damned.
2		bèi gào 被告 rèn zuì 认罪 bìng 并 bèi pàn 被判 rù yù 入狱。 The accused pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced to prison.
3		zhè wèi 这位 guān yuán 官员 yīn 因 tān wū zuì 贪污罪 bèi 被 pàn chǔ 判处 rù yù 入狱。 The official was sentenced to prison for corruption.
4		huài rén 坏人 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 bìng 并 bèi 被 sòng jìn 送进 le 了 jiān yù 监狱。 The bad guy was caught by the police and put in jail.

1		tā 她 de 的 líng hún 灵魂 duò rù 堕入 dì yù 地狱。 Her soul was damned.
2		bèi gào 被告 rèn zuì 认罪 bìng 并 bèi pàn 被判 rù yù 入狱。 The accused pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced to prison.
3		zhè wèi 这位 guān yuán 官员 yīn 因 tān wū zuì 贪污罪 bèi 被 pàn chǔ 判处 rù yù 入狱。 The official was sentenced to prison for corruption.
4		huài rén 坏人 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 bìng 并 bèi 被 sòng jìn 送进 le 了 jiān yù 监狱。 The bad guy was caught by the police and put in jail.