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扣留 (kòu liú): Detain / Keep back (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)
留 • liú • remain • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
liú
留
remain
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More common words that include characters from 扣留.
Words with
扣
折扣
zhé kòu
discount
纽扣儿
niǔ kòu er
button
扣押
kòu yā
Detain / Seize
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
留
留学
liú xué
study abroad
留学生
liú xué shēng
student studying abroad
留下
liú xià
to leave behind
保留
bǎo liú
continue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
停留
tíng liú
to stay somewhere temporarily
留言
liú yán
to leave a message
拘留
jū liú
detain; hold in custody; intern
残留
cán liú
remain; be left over; residual
4.
How to Use 扣留 in Sentences
Verb + Noun
with
时间
kòu
扣
liú
留
shí
时
jiān
间
formal
Written
detention period
Adverb + Verb
with
非法
fēi
非
fǎ
法
kòu
扣
liú
留
Passive + Verb
with
警方
bèi
被
jǐng
警
fāng
方
kòu
扣
liú
留
Verb + Object
with
护照
kòu
扣
liú
留
hù
护
zhào
照
5.
Example Sentences with 扣留
jǐng
警
chá
察
kòu
扣
liú
留
le
了
nà
那
ge
formal
illegal detention
formal
detained by the police
formal
detain a passport
个
huài
坏
rén
人
。
The police detained the bad person.
jǐng
警
fāng
方
yīn
因
zhèng
证
jù
据
bù
不
zú
足
，
zuì
最
zhōng
终
jué
决
dìng
定
bù
不
yǔ
予
kòu
扣
liú
留
xián
嫌
yí
疑
rén
人
。
Due to insufficient evidence, the police ultimately decided not to detain the suspect.
hǎi
海
guān
关
guān
官
yuán
员
wèi
为
hé
何
yào
要
kòu
扣
liú
留
zhè
这
pī
批
jìn
进
kǒu
口
de
的
yī
医
liáo
疗
shè
设
bèi
备
？
Why did the customs officials detain this batch of imported medical equipment?
hǎi
海
guān
关
kòu
扣
liú
留
le
了
wéi
违
jìn
禁
wù
物
pǐn
品
。
Customs detained the prohibited items.
zài
在
diào
调
chá
查
qī
期
jiān
间
，
fǎ
法
yuàn
院
shòu
授
quán
权
jǐng
警
fāng
方
kòu
扣
liú
留
xiāng
相
guān
关
wén
文
jiàn
件
。
During the investigation, the court authorized the police to detain the relevant documents.
