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拘留所 (jū liú suǒ): Detention center (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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拘留所 consists of 3 characters.

拘 • jū • to detain, restrict, or be inflexible

jū拘

to detain, restrict, or be inflexible

留 • liú • remain • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

liú留

remain

所 • suǒ • measure word for buildings; place • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

suǒ所

measure word for buildings; place

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Word Info

Pinyinjū liú suǒ

Meaningdetention center

Characters3

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 拘留所

tā他

bèi被

guān关

jìn进

le了

jū拘

liú留

suǒ所

děng等

dài待

shěn审

pàn判

。

He was locked up in the detention center awaiting trial.

jǐng警

chá察

bǎ把

tā他

sòng送

dào到

jū拘

liú留

suǒ所

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 拘留所.

Words with 拘

拘束jū shùrestrain; restrict
拘留jū liúdetain; hold in custody; intern
拘捕jū bǔarrest
拘泥jū nìto be rigid; to stick to; to be constrained by

guò过

le了

yī一

yè夜

。

The police sent him to the detention center for the night.

拘禁jū jìndetain; imprison

拘谨jū jǐnreserved, overcautious, ill at ease

不拘一格bù jū yī génot limited to one style, unconventional

无拘无束wú jū wú shùunrestrained; free and easy

Words with 留

留学liú xuéstudy abroad
留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad
留下liú xiàto leave behind
保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily
留言liú yánto leave a message
拘留jū liúdetain; hold in custody; intern
残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual

Words with 所

所以suǒ yǐtherefore
厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
所有suǒ yǒuall
无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent
派出所pài chū suǒpolice station; local police substation
场所chǎng suǒplace; site; lieu
之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows