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imprison; jail; put in prison/jail; send to jail

Word usage

Words with xia yu

xià yù

下 狱

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v.imprison; jail; put in prison/jail; send to jail
- xià yù liù gè yuè
  下狱六个月
  be sent to prison for six months
- qiǎng jié yín háng ér xià yù
  抢劫银行而下狱
  be imprisoned for robbing a bank
- nào shì zhě yīn yǐn qǐ sāo luàn ér xià yù
  闹事者因引起骚乱而下狱。
  Those rioters were imprisoned for causing a disturbance.
- nà wèi xí jī zhě yǐ jīng bèi bǔ xià yù
  那位袭击者已经被捕下狱。
  The assailant was set by the heels awaiting trial.
- wǒ xiāng xìn tā de huǎng yán ér jiāng tā xià yù
  我相信她的谎言而将他下狱。
  I believed her and put him in prison.
synonym
zuò láo坐牢 rù yù入狱
antonym
chū yù出狱

Word usage

Separable word
"下" and "狱" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他两年前就下了狱。
  He was sent to jail two years ago.
- 他因为犯罪下过两次狱。
  He has been in prison twice for his crimes.
- 他什么时候下的狱？
  When was he sent to prison?

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