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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

拘留

jūliú
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6

In Mandarin Chinese, 拘留 (jūliú) means “to detain (in custody)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to detain (in custody)

Stroke order

Examples

  • 那名司机因酒后驾车被警方拘留。
    Nà míng sījī yīn jiǔhòu jiàchē bèi jǐngfāng jūliú.
    The driver was detained by police for drunk driving.

Characters

拘
jū
to capture; to restrain
Words with 拘
拘束
留
liú
to stay; to leave behind
Words with 留
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