监狱
Old HSK 6
监狱 (jiānyù) · prison
监狱 (jiānyù) means “prison; jail”. It is written with 2 characters: 监 (to supervise) + 狱 (prison). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 监狱 is built
The characters
监 jiān · to supervise
What 监 is made of
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
狱 yù · prison
What 狱 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 讠yán — speech
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
他因为偷东西进了监狱。Tā yīnwèi tōu dōngxi jìn le jiānyù.He went to prison for stealing.
这座老监狱现在变成了博物馆。Zhè zuò lǎo jiānyù xiànzài biànchéng le bówùguǎn.This old prison has now become a museum.
Questions about 监狱
What does 监狱 mean?
监狱 (jiānyù) means “prison; jail”.
How do you pronounce 监狱?
监狱 is pronounced jiānyù.
Which HSK level is 监狱?
监狱 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 监狱 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.