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to detain as criminal / criminal detention
not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever
not stick to one pattern
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody
HSK 7-9
to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease
to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less; administrative detention
unrestricted
detention
to arrest
to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent
HSK 7-9
to arrest / to take into custody
reserved / overcautious
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  *拘* | 拘* | *拘
to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries
constraint / to detain / to take into custody
to imprison / prisoner
subpoena / to summon (for questioning)
to arrest
detention center / prison
cramps / muscular spasm / fig. constrained / ill at ease
to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner
warrant (for arrest)
to detain as criminal / criminal detention / abbr. for 刑事拘留
restrained and cautious
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
rigid / inflexible
to arrest without trial or charge (i.e. administrative detention) (abbr. for 行政拘留) / (old) to arrest
restrained / confined
to have scruples / to have misgivings
detention center / prison camp
straightjacket
inflexible / stubborn
conventional / conservative
erhua variant of 拘攣|拘挛


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