to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle[cedict]
handle[cedict]
他们
tā menㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙
they[cedict]
坐牢
zuò láoㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ
imprisonment; imprisoned[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]