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囚犯

cau4 faan6*2

qiu2 fan4

[1] a prisoner; [2] a convict

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,140,000

囚犯

囚 cau4 qiu2 - prisoner; convict; to confine; to imp
犯 faan6 faan2 fan4 - to offend; to invade; to violate; to commit

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囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國 edit
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

這些囚犯被分批帶出去槍斃了。國 edit
The prisoners were led out in batches and shot.

This word was added by bybell on 30th Aug 2005 and last edited on 3rd Nov 2007

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