What does 监牢 mean in Chinese?

监牢 (jiān láo) means "prison; jail" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 监牢?

监牢 is pronounced "jiān láo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

监牢 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

监牢 is made up of the characters 监, 牢. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 监牢 using our stroke order tool.

监牢

jiān láo

prison; jail

Traditional: 監牢

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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