"detainee" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被拘留者
• 被关押者

Definition

被拘留者是指因涉嫌犯罪或出于安全原因而被当局扣押的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于法律、官方或新闻场合，不常出现在日常口语。与“囚犯”不同，“被拘留者”通常是暂时被扣押，还未被定罪。常见词组有“政治被拘留者”、“拘留中心”。

Examples

The detainee was questioned by the police.

警方对这名**被拘留者**进行了讯问。

Each detainee has the right to a lawyer.

每位**被拘留者**都有权请律师。

The camp holds more than 100 detainees.

该营地关押着一百多名**被拘留者**。

Lawyers are fighting to improve conditions for detainees in the facility.

律师们正在为改善设施里**被拘留者**的条件而努力。

Many detainees have not been charged with a crime yet.

许多**被拘留者**还没有被正式指控犯罪。

Reports show that some detainees are being held for political reasons.

报告显示，一些**被拘留者**因政治原因被关押。