be imprisoned; serve time in jail
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be imprisoned; to serve a prison sentence
Commonly used to describe serving time in prison as punishment for a crime.
Tā他
yīn因
wéi为
qiǎng抢
jié劫
zuì罪
bèi被
pàn判
zuò坐
láo牢
shí十
nián年
。
He was sentenced to ten years in prison for robbery.
Zuò坐
láo牢
bìng并
bù不
néng能
jiě解
jué决
suǒ所
yǒu有
shè社
huì会
wèn问
tí题
。
Imprisonment cannot solve all social problems.
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Tā他
nìng宁
yuàn愿
sǐ死
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
zuò坐
láo牢
。
He would rather die than go to prison.
Zuò坐
le了
wǔ五
nián年
láo牢
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
chóng重
huò获
zì自
yóu由
。
After serving five years in prison, he finally regained his freedom.