yuèyù

越狱

Word · VerbTraditional越獄

escape from prison; jailbreak

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to escape from prison; to break jail; to abscond from custody

Refers specifically to prisoners escaping from incarceration. Often used with words like 潜逃 (to flee secretly).

Zuì罪
fàn犯
shì试
tú图
yuè越
yù狱
 ,
dàn但
bèi被
kān看
shǒu守
fā发
xiàn现
le了
 。

The criminal attempted to escape from prison, but was spotted by the guards.

Tā他
men们
cè策
huà划
le了
yī一
cì次
dà大
dǎn胆
de的
yuè越
yù狱
xíng行
dòng动
 。

They planned a daring jailbreak.

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Tā他
yuè越
yù狱
qián潜
táo逃
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
cái才
bèi被
zhuā抓
huò获
 。

He escaped from prison and fled for three months before being captured.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
yuè越
yù狱
de的
gù故
shi事
 。

This movie is about a prison break.

Jiā加
qiáng强
jiān监
yù狱
kān看
shǒu守
 ,
fáng防
zhǐ止
fàn犯
rén人
yuè越
yù狱
 。

Strengthen prison security to prevent inmates from escaping.