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指居

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ jū

(law) residential surveillance at a designated location (PRC legal measure confining suspects to government-assigned residences under continuous monitoring) (abbr. for 指定居所監視居住 zhǐ dìng jū suǒ jiān shì jū zhù)

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指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit

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3–1 · zhi3 ju1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 指定居所監視居住／指定居所监视居住 (zhǐdìng jūsuǒ jiānshì jūzhù, “Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location”)

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