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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

监狱

jiānyù
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6Traditional: 監獄

In Mandarin Chinese, 监狱 (jiānyù) means “prison”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. prison

Stroke order

Examples

  • 他在监狱里待了五年。
    Tā zài jiānyù lǐ dàile wǔ nián.
    He spent five years in prison.

Characters

监
jiān
to supervise; to inspect
Words with 监
监测监督总监监察监管监护监控监视
狱
yù
prison
Words with 狱
地狱