监 狱

jiānyù

“Prison” in Chinese is 监狱 (jiānyù).

Meaning

prison

Example

你去过监狱吗？

Have you ever been in jail?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jiānHSK 610 strokesto supervise yùHSK 7-99 strokesprison

More HSK 7-9 words

把柄bǎbǐnghandleHSK 7-9 所属suǒshǔone's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)HSK 7-9 多元duōyuánpoly-HSK 7-9 衰老shuāilǎoto ageHSK 7-9 后备hòubèireserve; backupHSK 7-9 合唱héchàngchorusHSK 7-9 严禁yánjìnto strictly prohibitHSK 7-9 渊源yuānyuánoriginHSK 7-9 听话tīnghuàto do what one is toldHSK 7-9 自强不息zìqiáng-bùxīto strive unremittinglyHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 鉴于 (jiànyú, in view of)