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終身監禁

简 终身监禁 · 繁 終身監禁
Mandarin · pinyin zhōng shēn jiān jìn

Meanings

  1. life sentence
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終
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身
shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
監
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禁
jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
监
jiān · supervise, control, direct
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1–1–1–4 · zhong1 shen1 jian1 jin4

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noun

  1. (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, law) life sentence; life imprisonment

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