秦城監獄 qín chéng jiān yù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Qincheng Prison, maximum-security prison located about 30 km north of central Beijing, whose inmates include former high-level officials convicted of corruption

CHARACTERS

秦 qín feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
城 chéng
HSK 3
castle; city, town; municipality
監 jiān supervise, control, direct
獄 yù prison, jail; case; lawsuit