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狱中 (yù zhōng): In prison (noun (locative)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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狱 • yù • prison, jail

yù狱

prison, jail

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Pinyinyù zhōng

Meaningin prison

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中 • zhōng • center, middle, among; China • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

zhōng中

center, middle, among; China

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 狱中.

Words with 狱

监狱jiān yùprison; jail
地狱dì yùHell
入狱rù yùbe imprisoned
出狱chū yùto be released from prison
炼狱liàn yùpurgatory; ordeal
牢狱láo yùprison; jail
狱卒yù zúprison guard, jailer
狱警yù jǐngprison guard

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔmidday
中国zhōng guóChina
中学zhōng xuémiddle school
中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student

高中

gāo zhōng

senior high school

中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]

中间zhōng jiānmiddle

初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

4.

Example Sentences with 狱中

tā他

zài在

yù狱

zhōng中

dù度

guò过

le了

shí十

nián年

。

He spent ten years in prison.

yù狱

zhōng中

de的

shēng生

huó活

tiáo条

jiàn件

fēi非

cháng

tā他

zài在

yù狱

zhōng中

jiān坚

chí持

dú读

shū书

xiě

常

jiān艰

kǔ苦

。

Living conditions in prison are very harsh.

写

zuò作

，

zuì最

zhōng终

chū出

bǎn版

le了

yī一

běn本

xiǎo小

shuō说

。

He persisted in reading and writing in prison and eventually published a novel.