看押 (kān yā) — to detain, to take into custody

Definition

Examples

• 警方已将嫌疑人看押起来。
  Jǐng fāng yǐ jiāng xián yí rén kān yā qǐ lái.
  The police have already taken the suspect into custody.
• 他在看守所被看押了三个月。
  Tā zài kān shǒu suǒ bèi kān yā le sān gè yuè.
  He was detained in the detention center for three months.
• 法院决定对他实行看押。
  Fǎ yuàn jué dìng duì tā shí xíng kān yā.
  The court decided to place him in custody.