拘留

jū liú

HSK 7freq #7175

Meanings

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jū liú

1.to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody

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Wiktionary

1.to take into custody; to detain

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Stroke order

Components

拘扌句

留卯田

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

警方拘留了他。
The police held him in custody.
這個男人被警察拘留了。
The man was held in police custody.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

扣扣押扣留押拘禁收押看押羈押羁押

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Derived terms

刑事拘留強制拘留强制拘留拘留所拘留證拘留证

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Related words

拘留所 detention center 行政拘留 to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less; administrative detention 刑事拘留 to detain as criminal