监狱
jiānyù
prison
Characters in this word
狱 yù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片揭示了监狱改革背后复杂的法律、财政和伦理问题。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn jiēshì le jiānyù gǎigé bèihòu fùzá de fǎlǜ, cáizhèng hé lúnlǐ wèntí. This documentary reveals the complex legal, financial, and ethical issues behind prison reform.
- 这座旧监狱现在改成了博物馆。 Zhè zuò jiù jiānyù xiànzài gǎichéng le bówùguǎn. This old prison has now been turned into a museum.
- 电影里的男主角从监狱里走了出来。 Diànyǐng lǐ de nánzhǔjué cóng jiānyù lǐ zǒu le chūlái. In the film, the male lead walked out of the prison.
Related words
- 监测 jiāncè to monitor
- 监督 jiāndū to supervise
- 监察 jiānchá to supervise; to inspect; supervision
- 监管 jiānguǎn to supervise and manage; regulation
- 监护 jiānhù to guard; to supervise; guardianship; medical monitoring
- 监控 jiānkòng to monitor; monitoring
- 监视 jiānshì to monitor; to keep watch on; to surveil
- 地狱 dìyù hell
- 警犬 jǐngquǎn police dog
- 拘留 jūliú to detain; detention
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 扣押 kòuyā to seize; to detain; to impound