"do time" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 服刑

Definition

因犯罪而被关在监狱里服刑的时间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，仅用于犯罪入狱服刑。'do hard time' 指刑期较长或条件艰苦。不可用在服兵役或普通等待。

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.

许多人因为小错误而被**服刑**。

She doesn't want her son to do time.

她不希望她的儿子**服刑**。

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

他二十几岁时**服过刑**，后来重新开始新生活。

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

你肯定不想**坐牢**，所以别惹麻烦。

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

**服刑**后，他很难找到工作。