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拘留
jūliú
1. to detain (a prisoner)
2. to keep sb in custody
HSK 6 Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown

拘
jū
to detain, to restrain, to seize
HSK 6 8 丶
留
liú
to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

拘留所
jūliúsuǒ
detention center
刑事拘留
xíngshìjūliú
to detain as criminal

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
7,386 of 84,292