Chinese word

囚犯

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiú fàn

Meaning

  • nounprisoner

Example

那个囚犯已经被押走了。nà ge qiú fàn yǐ jīng bèi yā zǒu le

That prisoner has already been taken away.

Illustration for 囚犯 (prisoner)

More examples

法庭正在审判这些囚犯。fǎ tíng zhèng zài shěn pàn zhè xiē qiú fàn

The court is trying these prisoners.

Core concept

A person held inside enforced boundaries as a result of a criminal case.

Common phrases

  • 审判囚犯shěn pàn qiú fàn

    try a prisoner

  • 改造囚犯gǎi zào qiú fàn

    reform prisoners

  • 囚犯待遇qiú fàn dài yù

    prisoner treatment

Similar words

犯人fàn rén: A person who has committed a crime.
服刑者fú xíng zhě: A person serving a criminal sentence in prison.
被告人bèi gào rén: A person whose guilt or innocence is being decided in court.

Definition in Chinese

被捕入狱或被判刑、因犯罪而被关押且人身自由受限的人。bèi bǔ rù yù huò bèi pàn xíng yīn fàn zuì ér bèi guān yā qiě rén shēn zì yóu shòu xiàn de rén

Word origin

囚犯 (qiúfàn, "prisoner") places 囚 (qiú, "prisoner") before 犯 (fàn, "offender"), presenting wrongdoing as the reason a person is confined.

Usage tips

  • The noun describes a present state of confinement, so it does not by itself show that a court has already issued a final sentence.

Other meanings

  • convictnoun
  • inmatenoun

Opposites

  • 获释者huò shì zhěreleased personnoun

Related words

  • 囚禁qiú jìnimprisonverb
  • 囚徒qiú túprisonernoun

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