坐监 zuòjiānzuòjiàn to be imprisoned Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zuòjiān to be imprisoned 坐 zuò nounverb to be punished (literary) to be punished for a crime; to be sentenced; to be involved in a legal case监 監 jiān noun prison a place where criminals are kept; jail; a cellzuòjiàn to study at the Imperial Academy 坐 zuò verb to sit to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks监 監 jiàn (bound form) government office (bound form) a name for certain government offices or supervisory departments in imperial China
