看守所

Chinese

to guard; to watch over; to keep watch
to guard; to watch over; to keep watch; prison guard; jailer
 
 actually; place; (nominalization prefix)
simp. and trad.
(看守所) 		看守 所

Pronunciation

Noun

看守所

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan) detention centre; lockup (usually a place to detain criminal suspects denied bail)

Usage notes

Chiefly used in Mainland China and Taiwan, as prisons in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore hold both sentenced criminals and criminal suspects.

Synonyms

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