"in custody" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被拘留
• 被羁押

Definition

如果某人在被拘留，表示警方或其他机关控制并看管此人，通常因涉嫌犯罪或出于保护其安全的需要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多见于法律、新闻和警方语境，指被权力部门拘留，通常不是仅被盘问。可表示保护性拘留，不要与“被逮捕”混淆。“被拘留”不一定意味着已被正式起诉。

Examples

The suspect is in custody at the police station.

嫌疑人目前**被拘留**在警察局。

He was taken in custody for questioning.

他被**拘留**以便问讯。

She is in custody after the accident.

她在事故后被**拘留**。

The witness was kept in custody for their own safety.

证人为自身安全而被**羁押**。

After the trial, the defendant remained in custody.

审判后，被告仍**被羁押**。

Several protesters were held in custody overnight.

几名抗议者被**拘留**了一夜。