| 监狱 | jian1 yu4 | prison |
| 犯人 | fan4 ren2 | criminal |
| 拘留 | ju1 liu2 | to keep sb in custody |
| 虏 | lu3 | to capture |
| 监 | jian1 jian4 jian4 | firm |
| 徒刑 | tu2 xing2 | prison sentence |
| 徒 | tu2 | only |
| 监禁 | jian1 jin4 | to jail |
| 囚犯 | qiu2 fan4 | a prisoner |
| 关押 | guan1 ya1 | to imprison |
| 缓刑 | huan3 xing2 | reprieve |
| 入狱 | ru4 yu4 | to be sent to prison |
| 服刑 | fu2 xing2 | to carry out a sentence |