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拘留 jūliú

拘留 jūliú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 拘留 jūliú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jūliú | ju1 liu2
English translation
to detain (a prisoner)
to keep sb in custody

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Traditional form

拘留 jūliú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 拘留 jūliú

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and gōu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gōu

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌句

Number of Strokes

8
liú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and mǎo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

卯田

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 拘留 jūliú

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这些 zhè xiē rén yīn 涉嫌 shè xián fàn yǒu 夜盗 zuì ér bèi 拘留 jūliú .

The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary.

zhè jiāng 意味着 yìwèizhe gēng duō 候审 hòu shěn 犯人 fàn rén huì bèi 拘押 jū yā zài 警局 jǐng jú 拘留 jūliú Shì

This will mean more remand prisoners being held in police cells.

bèi 拘留 jūliú zhě 抱怨 bàoyuàn 提供 tígōng de 食物 shíwù 不堪 bùkān 下咽

Detainees complained of being given food which is inedible.

这一拘留 jūliú 行为 xíngwéi 引发 yǐn fā le 两个互为独立 dúlì dàn yòu 密切相关 mì qiè xiāng guān de 问题 wèntí

The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.

拘留 jūliú Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 拘留 jūliú and their own compounds.

拘留 jūliú Compounds

See all 25 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 拘留 jūliú in their composition.

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      • liū , liú , liú , liú , liú , liú , liù , liū , liǔ , liú , liù , liú , , , , , , , , liú , , liú , liú , ,
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