监禁

bèi pàn wǔ nián jiān jìn

被判五年监禁

be sentenced to five years in jail

jiě chú mǒu rén de jiān jìn

解除某人的监禁

release somebody from imprisonment

fǎ guān pàn chǔ tā liǎng gè yuè jiān jìn

法官判处他两个月监禁。

The magistrate committed him to prison for two month.

nà ge rén yīn zhòng dà dào qiè àn ér bèi jiān jìn

那个人因重大盗窃案而被监禁。

The man was put in jail for grand larceny.

bèi pàn zhōng shēn jiān jìn

被判终身监禁

sentenced to life imprisonment

cháng qī de jiān jìn shǐ tā fā kuáng

长期的监禁使他发狂。

Long imprisonment sent him mad.

yīn wèi tā shì chū fàn tā men bù huì yīn cǐ ér jiān jìn tā

因为他是初犯，他们不会因此而监禁他。

They won't imprison him for a first offence.