"do time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 服刑

Definition

因犯罪而被關在監獄裡服刑的時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，只用來指犯罪後入獄服刑。'do hard time' 指刑期長或環境惡劣。不用於當兵、等待等情況。

Examples

He had to do time for his crimes.

他因犯罪不得不**服刑**。

Many people do time for minor mistakes.

許多人因為小錯誤而被**服刑**。

She doesn't want her son to do time.

她不希望她的兒子**服刑**。

He did time in his twenties and turned his life around afterwards.

他二十幾歲時**服過刑**，後來重新開始新生活。

You don't want to do time, so stay out of trouble.

你肯定不想**坐牢**，所以別惹麻煩。

After doing time, it was hard for him to find a job.

**服刑**後，他很難找到工作。