拘留
jū​liú HSK7

to detain

  • created sense approved 拘留 · jū​liú · to detain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拘留

    jū​liú

    to detain

    To take someone into custody or intern them; to hold someone for investigation

    拘 (literal) → 拘 · jū · to arrest 留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to keep

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  • created sense approved 拘留 · jū​liú · detention — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拘留

    jū​liú

    detention

    A form of short-term administrative or judicial punishment involving confinement, typically lasting 15 to 30 days

    拘 (literal) → 拘 · jū · to arrest 留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to keep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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