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牢房

jail cell

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

lao2fang2 • láofáng

Meaning

Primary

jail cell

Alternatives

prison cell

Mnemonic

A 牢房 jail cell is like a miniature 房 house that is located in a 牢 jail. Except instead of walls, there are steel bars, and there is only one room.

Usage

这间 牢房 非常 阴暗。

This jail cell is very dark.

他 在 牢房 里 反思 自己 的 错误。

He reflected on his mistakes in the jail cell.

牢房 里 只 有 一 张 硬床。

There is only a hard bed in the jail cell.