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HSK
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
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拘* | 拘* | *拘
to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
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)
restrained and cautious
rigid / inflexible
restrained / confined
to have scruples / to have misgivings
detention center / prison camp
straightjacket
inflexible / stubborn
erhua variant of 拘攣|拘挛


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