在押 (zài yā) — be in custody | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

be in custody

Examples

在押。
Nà míng xián yí rén mù qián yī rán zài yā.
That suspect is still in custody.
在押。
Fǎ yuàn xū yào xiān què rèn xián fàn shì fǒu zài yā.
The court needs to first confirm whether the suspect is in custody.
在押，。
zài yā Qī jiān, tā yǒu quán yāo qiú jiàn lǜ shī.
During the period of custody, he has the right to request to see a lawyer.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

押yācustody

在 points to being somewhere, and 押 gives custody, so the whole means being detained.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

才才cái
士士shì

The early form of 在 used 才 for its sound; a second sound part 士 was added later, and that 士 became the 土 seen in 在.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌甲押

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

甲

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

押 pairs 扌, a hand, with 甲, which gives the sound.

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