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監外執行

简监外执行 · 繁監外執行

Mandarin · pinyin jiān wài zhí xíng

to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)

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監: Look up this written character
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
執: Look up this written character
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
监: jiān · supervise, control, direct
执: zhí · hold in hand; keep; carry out

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1–4–2–2 · jian1 wai4 zhi2 xing2

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