拘 留

jūliú

Meaning

to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody

Example

警方拘留了他。

The police held him in custody.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jūHSK 7-98 strokesto capture liúHSK 210 strokesto leave (a message etc)

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