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拘留
  keoi1 lau4   jyutping
  ju1 liu2   pinyin
detain; keep in custody; detention

nounAdditional PoS: verb

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 4,020,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
拘留

This word has been viewed 1562 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Feb 2005 05:47 and last edited on 24th Jun 2010 18:30
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Characters in this word:

 keoi1  -  arrest, detain; inflexible, rigid
 lau4  -  remain; keep

3 compounds containing this word:

拘留院 - detention center
拘留所 - detention centre; "lockup"
被拘留 - to be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado
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