地狱 地獄 dì yù HSK 7–9 top 2k Among the 2,000 most common words 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive
to be released from prison
1. to break out of prison2. to jailbreak (an iOS device etc)
1. to go to jail2. to be sent to prison
1. hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive2. fig. having an uncomfortable time
1. lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)2. fig. to be put behind bars3. to get jailed
1. to break into jail2. to forcibly release prisoners
unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
to pass judgment on a legal case
1. prison guard2. jailer (old)
1. literary inquisition2. official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption
(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells
a hard legal case to judge
imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)
1. to escape (from prison)2. to jump bail
(coll.) transgressive humor that treats tragedy, suffering, or other morally sensitive topics as jokes (implying that laughing would send one to hell)
1. floating hell2. slave ships
1. to go to prison2. to be imprisoned