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拘 jū

to detain, to restrain, to seize

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌句 ⿰扌句

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  1. 警方把他拘留了三天。
    Jǐngfāng bǎ tā jūliúle sān tiān.
    The police detained him for three days.
    police (marker) him detain-(particle) three day
  2. 你在他面前是不是感到很拘束？
    Nǐ zài tā miànqián shì bu shì gǎndào hěn jūshù?
    Do you feel restrained in front of him?
    you at his front be not be feel very restrained (question)
  3. 大家不用拘束，随便坐吧。
    Dàjiā bùyòng jūshù, suíbiàn zuò ba.
    Everyone, don't be reserved, just sit anywhere.
    everyone no-need restrained, casually sit (suggestion)
  4. 他这个人一点也不拘束，很随和。
    Tā zhège rén yìdiǎn yě bù jūshù, hěn suíhe.
    This person of his isn't reserved at all; he's very easygoing.
    he this (measure) person a-bit also not restrained, very easygoing
  5. 因为打架，他被警察拘留了一个晚上。
    Yīnwèi dǎjià, tā bèi jǐngchá jūliúle yī gè wǎnshang.
    Because of the fight, he was detained by the police for one night.
    because fight, he by police detain-(particle) one (measure) evening

Words with 拘 (2)