拘
留

To detain (a prisoner) in Chinese: 拘留 (jū liú)

jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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拘
留

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄩ

jū

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ ü—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 那个小偷被警方拘留了。

    nà ge xiǎo tōu bèi jǐng fāng jū liú le。

    The thief was detained by the police.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

残留

cán liú

to remain

拘束

jū shù

to restrict

扣留

kòu liú

to detain

留恋

liú liàn

reluctant to leave

留念

liú niàn

to keep as a souvenir

留神

liú shén

to take care

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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