Meaning of 拘留
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jūliú
- to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘留 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这个男人被警察拘留了。
The man was held in police custody.
警方拘留了他。
The police held him in custody.
Stroke order for each character
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拘 jū · to detain · 8 strokes
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留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 拘留.
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain |
| 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 留意 | liúyì | to be mindful; to pay attention to |
| 收留 | shōuliú | to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care |
| 留心 | liúxīn | to be careful; to pay attention to |
| 残留 | cánliú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 扣留 | kòuliú | to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc) |
| 留神 | liúshén | to take care; to be careful |
Questions about 拘留
What does 拘留 mean?
拘留 (jūliú) means "to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 拘留?
拘留 is made of 2 characters: 拘 (8 strokes), 留 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 拘留 an HSK word?
Yes. 拘留 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.