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Hanzi

獄 / 狱

Traditional
獄
Simplified
狱

prison

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

yù

Bopomofo

ㄩˋ

Jyutping

juk6

Example sentences

地獄 / 地狱 dìyù
有宗教信仰的人，大多相信生前作惡，死後要下地獄。
有宗教信仰的人，大多相信生前作恶，死后要下地狱。

Most people with religious beliefs believe that those who do evil during their lifetime will go to hell after death.

入獄 / 入狱 rùyù
他因為犯罪而鋃鐺入獄。
他因为犯罪而锒铛入狱。

He was put behind bars for committing a crime.

罪行 zuìxíng
他因為犯下嚴重的罪行而被判入獄。
他因为犯下严重的罪行而被判入狱。

He was sentenced to prison for committing a serious crime.

獄 / 狱 yù
他在獄中寫信給家人。
他在狱中写信给家人。

He wrote letters to his family while in prison.

監獄 / 监狱 jiānyù
逃犯被抓回監獄了。
逃犯被抓回监狱了。

The escaped convict was caught and returned to prison.

逃跑 táopǎo
囚犯從監獄逃跑了。
囚犯从监狱逃跑了。

The prisoner ran away from the prison.

出獄 / 出狱 chūyù
他已經出獄了。
他已经出狱了。

He has already been released from prison.

改邪歸正 / 改邪归正 gǎixiéguīzhèng
他出獄後決定改邪歸正。
他出狱后决定改邪归正。

He decided to turn over a new leaf after being released from prison.

Example Vocabulary

地獄

di4'yu4

hell

越獄

yue4'yu4

入獄

ru4'yu4

to go to jail; to be imprisoned

獄

yu4

prison; jail; legal case or lawsuit in older/formal usage

監獄

jian1'yu4

prison; jail

典獄長

dian3'yu4'zhang3

冤獄

yuan1'yu4

出獄

chu1'yu4

to be released from prison

劫獄

jie2'yu4

大獄

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