行政拘留

xíngzhèngjūliú

noun

Meanings

1 administrative detention
2 to detain administratively (for minor offenses, typically up to 15 days)

Characters

to act / administer

government / administration

Examples

他因扰乱公共秩序被处以十日行政拘留。

Tā yīn rǎoluàn gōnggòng zhìxù bèi chǔ yǐ shí rì xíngzhèngjūliú.

He was given ten days of administrative detention for disrupting public order.

行政拘留属于行政处罚，不留刑事记录。

Xíngzhèngjūliú shǔyú xíngzhèng chǔfá, bù liú xíngshì jìlù.

Administrative detention is an administrative penalty and does not leave a criminal record.

Tips

culture

Penalty under the 治安管理处罚法 (Public Security Administration Punishments Law). Maximum 15 days, or 20 if multiple offenses are combined. Distinct from 刑事拘留 (criminal detention, pending charges) and 司法拘留 (judicial detention, contempt of court).

mistakes

Don't confuse with 拘役 jūyì (criminal short-term custody, a court-ordered punishment under the Criminal Law) or 刑事拘留 xíngshì jūliú (criminal detention by police pending investigation).

Stroke Order

行 xíng

政 zhèng

拘 jū

留 liú