"detainees" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被拘留者
• 被扣押人

Definition

被当局拘押的人，通常因为被怀疑犯罪或出于安全原因。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于法律、新闻或官方语境。专指被羁押但未必被定罪的人。例如“政治被拘留者”。与“囚犯”有区别，后者通常指已经定罪的人。

Examples

The detainees are waiting for their lawyers.

**被拘留者**正在等律师。

There are over fifty detainees in the center.

中心有五十多名**被拘留者**。

The families of the detainees want answers.

**被拘留者**的家人想得到答复。

Lawyers voiced concern about the conditions faced by the detainees.

律师们对**被拘留者**所面临的条件表示担忧。

Some detainees have been held without trial for months.

有些**被拘留者**数月未获审判。

The government released several detainees as a gesture of goodwill.

作为善意表示，政府释放了数名**被扣押人**。