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关押

guān yā

2-character word Traditional 關押

What 关押 means

1. to imprison
2. to lock up (in jail)

The characters in 关押

• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 押yāto mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody

Example sentences

• 2018 年 6 月被捕的巴勒斯坦儿童被关押在奥弗监狱。
  The Palestinian children that were arrested in June 2018 are being held in the Ofer prison.

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