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拘 (keoi1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

拘 (keoi1, jū) — (verb) To arrest; to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible; to seize; to detain; to arrest; to take into custody; restricted; to hesitate; subject to restraint

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 拘傳 (keoi1 cyun4) — subpoena; to summon (for questioning)
• 拘囚 (keoi1 cau4) — to imprison; prisoner
• 拘執 (keoi1 zap1) — rigid; inflexible
• 拘守 (keoi1 sau2) — to hold tight; to cling to; to adhere; stubborn; to detain sb as prisoner
• 拘役 (keoi1 jik6) — detention
• 拘忌 (keoi1 gei6) — to have scruples; to have misgivings

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