越
狱

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The Chinese word 越狱 is formed by combining the character 越, meaning 'to cross over' or 'to exceed,' with the character 狱, meaning 'prison' or 'jail.' Together, they create a compound word where 越 acts as the verb indicating the action of escaping, and 狱 acts as the object representing the place from which one escapes, resulting in the literal meaning 'to cross over prison' and the specific meaning 'to escape from prison.'

Example Sentences Hide

那个囚犯越狱了。

nàge qiúfàn yuèyù le.

That prisoner escaped from prison.

警方正在追捕越狱的逃犯。

jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuībǔ yuèyù de táofàn.

The police are chasing the escaped prisoner.

如果越狱成功，他将获得自由。

rúguǒ yuèyù chénggōng, tā jiāng huòdé zìyóu.

If the prison break is successful, he will gain freedom.

尽管守卫严密，他还是制定了越狱计划。

jǐnguǎn shǒuwèi yánmì, tā háishì zhìdìng le yuèyù jìhuà.

Despite tight security, he still made a prison break plan.

越狱行为在法律上被视为严重犯罪。

yuèyù xíngwéi zài fǎlǜ shàng bèi shì wéi yánzhòng fànzuì.

Prison break behavior is considered a serious crime in law.

Word Definition - 越狱

yuè yù to break out of prison; to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)

Individual Character Details

越 yuè, yuè
狱 yù