坐牢

坐牢

"坐牢" means "to be in prison" or "to serve a prison sentence."

Here, '坐牢' means 'to be imprisoned', indicating a state or action following a crime.

他因为犯罪而坐牢了三年。

He was imprisoned for three years due to committing a crime.

In this sentence, '坐牢' is used as a noun phrase meaning 'imprisonment'.

坐牢是他的合法惩罚。

Imprisonment is his lawful punishment.

Here, '坐牢' is used in a colloquial context, referring to someone's temporary situation of being in prison.

听说他最近坐牢了，是真的吗？

I heard he was recently imprisoned—is it true?