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拘留

jū liú
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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释放
shì fàng

to release

警方拘留嫌疑人后，证据不足而释放

Register variants

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羁押
jī yā

to detain

羁押是正式法律术语，相当于拘留

Related words

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逮捕
dài bǔ

to arrest

逮捕是拘留的一种正式形式

Synonyms

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扣留
kòu liú

to detain

依法拘留或扣留嫌疑人

Usage notes

Collocations

‘拘留’常与‘依法’‘嫌疑人’等法律词语搭配，如‘依法拘留’、‘拘留嫌疑人’。

Common mistakes

注意‘拘留’的‘留’不能写成‘流’，二字发音相同但意义不同。

Example Sentences

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警方依法 拘留 了嫌疑人。
The police detained the suspect according to law.

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Words Containing 拘留

刑事拘留
xíng shì jū liú

to detain as criminal

拘留所
jū liú suǒ

detention center

行政拘留
xíng zhèng jū liú

to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less

Child Words of 拘留

留
liú

to leave (a message etc)

拘
jū

to capture