bèi​jū​liú​zhě

detainee

  1. bèi particlepreposition
    [passive]
    Introduces the doer of an action to show that the subject is being acted upon; if no doer is mentioned, it is placed directly before the verb to indicate the passive voice.
  2. to detain
    To take someone into custody or intern them; to hold someone for investigation
  3. zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"