láo fáng
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  • n.prison/jail cell; prison; jail

    • tā bèi zhuā jìn le láo fáng

      牢房

      She has been put into prison.

    • tā bù dé bù zài láo fáng li guò yè

      不得不牢房过夜

      He has to spend a night in a prison cell.

    • yīn lěng de láo fáng

      阴冷牢房

      a dank prison cell

    • sān míng kǒng bù fèn zǐ bèi guān zài jiè bèi sēn yán de láo fáng lǐ

      恐怖分子戒备森严牢房

      Three terrorists were put in a maximum-security cell.

Word usage

  • "牢房" is often matched with measure word "间".
    • 牢房

      one cell