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监狱 jiānyù

监狱 jiānyù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 监狱 jiānyù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiānyù | jian1 yu4
English translation
prison

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Traditional form

監獄

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 监狱 jiānyù

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jiān

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Pictograph of a person leaning over to look at his own reflection on a plate.

Positional decomposition

⿱? mǐn

Number of Strokes

10

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Depicts being between two barking ( yán ) guard dogs ( quǎn ).

Positional decomposition

quǎn 讠犬

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 监狱 jiānyù

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蹲过监狱 jiānyù de 纪录 jìlù 或许 huòxǔ huì bèi chū lái ,成为 chéngwéi 利于 lì yú 你的因素 yīnsù .

Your prison record may be brought up against you.

如果 rúguǒ 继续 jìxù 这样 zhè yàng 下去 xià qù , 势必 shìbì yǒu tiān yāo dūn 监狱 jiānyù .

If he goes on like this, he will be imprisoned some day.

监狱 jiānyù yòu Lěng yòu 湿 shī .

The prison was cold and dank.

法官 fǎ guān 命令 mìnglìng jiāng zhè 囚犯 qiú fàn zhuǎn xiàn 监狱 jiānyù .

The judge ordered the prisoner ( to be ) transferred to the county jail.

zài 监狱 jiānyù Zhōng , 犯人 fàn rén dào le 春夏 jiù bèi Guān kuài 发疯 fā fēng le .

In jail, the prisoners get stir - crazy during the spring and summer.

监狱 jiānyù Decomposition

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监狱 jiānyù Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

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