Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

拘押

jūyā

ㄐㄩ ㄧㄚ

  1. 1to arrest
  2. 2to take into custody
Example

緬甸民主運動領袖昂山素姬已遭拘押逾十年。

Miǎndiàn mínzhǔ yùndòng lǐngxiù AngShānSùJī yǐ zāo jūyā yú shí nián

The leader of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in detainment for over 10 years.

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