detention center; lockup; jail
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
detention center; lockup; jail for temporary custody
formalA place under public security or judicial authorities where criminal suspects or unconvicted defendants are held during investigation or trial. Different from prison (监狱).
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
bèi被
yī依
fǎ法
sòng送
wǎng往
kān看
shǒu守
suǒ所
jī羁
yā押
。
The criminal suspect was sent to the detention center for custody according to the law.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
guān关
zài在
kān看
shǒu守
suǒ所
lǐ里
sān三
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
He has been locked up in the detention center for three months.
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Lǜ律
shī师
qù去
kān看
shǒu守
suǒ所
huì会
jiàn见
le了
tā她
de的
dāng当
shì事
rén人
。
The lawyer went to the detention center to meet with her client.
Zhè这
ge个
kān看
shǒu守
suǒ所
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
shàn善
。
The conditions of this detention center need to be improved.