留置

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)