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CHINESE CHARACTER

yù

狱

狱

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prison; lawsuit

Numbered pinyin
yu4
English meanings
prison; lawsuit

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他yīn因fànzuì犯罪rù入yù狱。

    He was imprisoned for committing a crime.

  2. 02

    jiānyù监狱lǐ里de的shēnghuó生活hěn很jiānkǔ艰苦。

    Life in prison is very hard.

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  • 监狱
  • 入狱
  • 地狱
  • 狱警