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扣押 (kòu yā): Detain / Seize (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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扣 • kòu • to deduct (money) • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
kòu
扣
to deduct (money)
押 • yā • to mortgage, to pawn, to detain • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yā
押
to mortgage, to pawn, to detain
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More common words that include characters from 扣押.
Words with
扣
折扣
zhé kòu
discount
纽扣儿
niǔ kòu er
button
扣留
kòu liú
Detain / Keep back
扣除
kòu chú
Deduct / Subtract
纽扣
niǔ kòu
button / buckle
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
Without any compromise
扣人心弦
kòu rén xīn xián
gripping / heart-stirring
回扣
huí kòu
brokerage
Words with
押
押金
yā jīn
cash pledge; deposit; security
抵押
dǐ yā
Mortgage / Pledge
关押
guān yā
to imprison; to detain
押运
yā yùn
escort (goods or valuables)
押送
yā sòng
to escort under guard
押韵
yā yùn
rhyme
收押
shōu yā
to take into custody
羁押
jī yā
detain; hold in custody
4.
How to Use 扣押 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
zàn
暂
shí
时
kòu
扣
yā
押
neutral
temporarily detain
yī
依
fǎ
法
kòu
扣
yā
押
formal
Written
Verb + Noun
with
期限
kòu
扣
yā
押
qī
期
xiàn
限
Passive + Verb
with
警方
bèi
被
jǐng
警
fāng
方
kòu
扣
yā
押
Verb + Object
with
物品
kòu
扣
yā
押
wù
物
pǐn
品
5.
Example Sentences with 扣押
jǐng
警
chá
察
kòu
扣
yā
押
le
了
tā
他
de
seize according to law
formal
Written
detention period
formal
seized by the police
formal
seize items
的
chē
车
。
The police seized his car.
yóu
由
yú
于
shè
涉
xián
嫌
zǒu
走
sī
私
，
hǎi
海
guān
关
yǒu
有
quán
权
kòu
扣
yā
押
zhè
这
pī
批
huò
货
wù
物
jìn
进
xíng
行
diào
调
chá
查
。
Due to suspected smuggling, customs has the authority to detain this batch of goods for investigation.
tā
他
men
们
píng
凭
shén
什
me
么
kòu
扣
yā
押
wǒ
我
de
的
hù
护
zhào
照
，
zhè
这
hé
合
fǎ
法
ma
吗
？
On what grounds are they detaining my passport? Is this legal?
hǎi
海
guān
关
kòu
扣
yā
押
le
了
nà
那
pī
批
wéi
违
jìn
禁
pǐn
品
。
Customs detained that batch of contraband.
jǐng
警
fāng
方
bìng
并
wèi
未
kòu
扣
yā
押
rèn
任
hé
何
zhèng
证
jù
据
，
diào
调
chá
查
réng
仍
zài
在
jìn
进
xíng
行
zhōng
中
。
The police did not seize any evidence; the investigation is still ongoing.
