拘留

• 拼音: jū liú
• 汉字拆解: 拘 = 扌(hand) + 句 (phrase, phonetic) — to restrain, to detain; 留 = 田 (field) + 卯 (phonetic) — to keep, to retain

含义

To detain; to hold in custody; administrative or criminal detention.

A legal term referring to the short-term detention of a person by police or other authorities, typically pending investigation or as a punitive administrative measure. In Chinese law, 拘留 can be either criminal (刑事拘留, up to 37 days) or administrative (行政拘留, up to 15 days). Distinct from 逮捕 (formal arrest) and 羁押 (prolonged custody). Common in legal news, crime reporting, and official announcements.

例句

1. 警方依法对涉嫌合同诈骗的犯罪嫌疑人实施了拘留，案件正在进一步调查中。
2. 根据法律规定，刑事拘留期限一般不得超过三十七小时，否则须转为逮捕或予以释放。
3. 他因醉驾拒绝接受酒精测试，被交警依规拘留，等候行政处理。

用法指南

语境: law, police, news, legal proceedings

语气: serious

正确说法

• 嫌疑人已被警方依法拘留，等候进一步审查。(The suspect has been lawfully detained by police and is awaiting further investigation.)
• 行政拘留最长不超过十五日，情节较重的可处五至十五日拘留并处罚款。(Administrative detention shall not exceed fifteen days; for more serious violations, detention of five to fifteen days plus a fine may be imposed.)

错误说法

• 老师把调皮的学生拘留在教室里。(拘留 is a legal term for police or government detention — use 留下 or 放学后留堂 for a teacher keeping a student after class)

起源与历史

拘 (to restrain, to seize — 扌hand + 句 phonetic) + 留 (to retain, to keep). Together: to physically restrain and keep in custody. A legal compound in use since at least the Tang dynasty.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal