HSK 6 vocabulary › 拘留
拘留
拘留 in English: to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
jū liú
to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
How to pronounce 拘留
jū liú (without tone marks: ju liu). jū is a first (high, level) tone; liú is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 拘留
拘 jū
to capture; to restrain; to constrain
to capture; to restrain; to constrain
留 liú
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
Related words
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad | HSK 3 |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc); to retain | HSK 4 |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep; to retain | HSK 5 |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain | HSK 6 |
| 残留 | cán liú | to remain; to be left over | HSK 6 |
| 留恋 | liú liàn | reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go | HSK 6 |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly | HSK 6 |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care; to be careful | HSK 6 |
| 遗留 | yí liú | to leave behind; to hand down | HSK 6 |
| 滞留 | zhì liú | to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded | HSK 6 |