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无期徒刑

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4-character word Traditional 無期徒刑

What 无期徒刑 means

1. life imprisonment

The characters in 无期徒刑

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 徒tú(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer…
• 刑xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence

Example sentences

• 汤姆正在服无期徒刑。
  Tāngmǔ zhèngzài fú wúqī túxíng.
  Tom is serving a life sentence.
• 汤姆有可能会被判无期徒刑。
  Tom could face life in prison.