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囚犯

qiú fàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

囚犯 (qiú fàn) means "prisoner; convict". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 囚犯 means

1. prisoner; convict

The characters in 囚犯

• 囚qiúprisoner
• 犯fànto violate; to offend; to assault

Example sentences

• 你是囚犯。
  You're the prisoner.
• 囚犯重获自由。
  Qiúfàn chónghuò zìyóu.
  The prisoner was set at liberty.
• 十名囚犯逃狱了。
  Shí míng qiúfàn táoyù le.
  Ten prisoners broke out of jail.
• 国王下令把囚犯释放。
  Guówáng xiàlìng bǎ qiúfàn shìfàng.
  The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
• 这个囚犯被带到法官面前。
  Zhège qiúfàn bèi dài dào fǎguān miànqián.
  The prisoner was brought before a judge.
• 每个人都对囚犯表示同情。
  Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qiú fàn correctly.
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