Chinese Traditional: 監獄
Chinese Simplified: 监狱
Pinyin: jian1 yu4
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄩˋ
English Meaning: prison, jail
Classifier: (zuo4)

Example Sentences:

監獄人滿為患。
监狱人满为患。
jian1 yu4 ren2 man3 wei2 huan4.
The prison is overcrowded.
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他在曼徹斯特一間戒備嚴密的監獄工作。
他在曼彻斯特一间戒备严密的监狱工作。
ta1 zai4 man4 che4 si1 te4 yi4 jian1 jie4 bei4 yan2 mi4 de5 jian1 yu4 gong1 zuo4.
He works in a high-security prison in Manchester.
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這所監獄目前囚禁大約五百名囚犯。
这所监狱目前囚禁大约五百名囚犯。
zhe4 suo3 jian1 yu4 mu4 qian2 qiu2 jin4 da4 yue1 wu3 bai3 ming2 qiu2 fan4.
This jail currently houses approximately 500 inmates.
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Related Words:

 

jiān

1. to supervise, to inspect 2. jail, prison

Here: jail, prison

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prison

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