服刑

fú xíng · fu xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to serve a prison sentence

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2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)盗(dào)窃(qiè)罪(zuì)在(zài)监(jiān)狱(yù)服(fú)刑(xíng)三(sān)年(nián)。

He served a three-year prison sentence for theft.

02

服(fú)刑(xíng)期(qī)间(jiān),他(tā)学(xué)会(huì)了(le)一(yì)门(mén)手(shǒu)艺(yì)。

During his prison sentence, he learned a trade.

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