留置

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Chinese

leave (message); to retain; to stay
leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
 
to install; to place; to put
simp. and trad.
(留置)

Pronunciation


Verb

留置

  1. to leave in place (for further use); to retain
  2. (law) to keep a suspect in custody

Adjective

留置

  1. (medicine, attributive) indwelling

Derived terms

Usage notes

In Mainland China, noun sense 2 especially refers to pretrial detention by the National Supervisory Commission in relation to corruption offences.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Grade: 5

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

(りゅう)() (ryūchi

  1. detainment, custody

Verb

(りゅう)()する (ryūchi surutransitive suru (stem (りゅう)() (ryūchi shi), past (りゅう)()した (ryūchi shita))

  1. detain, keep

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

留置 (yuchi) (hangeul 유치)

  1. hanja form? of 유치 (detention)