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狱 yù

prison, jail; case; lawsuit

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
犭
Traditional
獄
Type
Ideograph
Made of 犭讠犬 ⿰犭⿰讠犬

Memory hint: A guard dog 犭 talking 讠 to a prisoner 犬

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  1. 那个罪犯被判入狱十年。
    Nàge zuìfàn bèi pàn rùyù shí nián.
    That criminal was sentenced to ten years in prison.
    that (measure) criminal by sentence enter-prison ten year
  2. 他为什么会被关进监狱？
    Tā wèishénme huì bèi guān jìn jiānyù?
    Why was he locked up in prison?
    he why will by lock enter prison (question)
  3. 政府应该改善监狱的管理制度。
    Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi gǎishàn jiānyù de guǎnlǐ zhìdù.
    The government should improve the prison management system.
    government should improve prison (particle) management system
  4. 他没有坐过牢，也没进过监狱。
    Tā méiyǒu zuòguò láo, yě méi jìnguò jiānyù.
    He has never done time and has never been to prison.
    he not-have sit-experienced prison, also not-have enter-experienced prison
  5. 在监狱服刑期间，他学会了一门手艺。
    Zài jiānyù fúxíng qījiān, tā xuéhuìle yī mén shǒuyì.
    During his time serving his sentence in prison, he learned a craft.
    at prison serve-sentence period, he learn-mastered-(particle) one (measure) craft

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