Meaning of 扣押
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kòuyā
- to detain
- to hold in custody
- to distrain
- to seize property
扣押 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
萨米的包被警察扣押了。
Sami's bag was seized by police.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
扣 kòu · to fasten · 6 strokes
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押 yā · to mortgage · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扣押.
| 押金 | yājīn | deposit; down payment |
| 抵押 | dǐyā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral |
| 扣留 | kòuliú | to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc) |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount |
| 纽扣 | niǔkòu | button |
| 扣除 | kòuchú | to deduct |
| 回扣 | huíkòu | brokerage; a commission paid to a middleman |
| 扣人心弦 | kòurénxīnxián | to excite; to thrill |
| 关押 | guānyā | to imprison; to lock up (in jail) |
| 扣子 | kòuzi | button |
| 扣动 | kòudòng | to pull (a trigger) |
| 押韵 | yāyùn | to rhyme; sometimes written 壓韻|压韵 |
Questions about 扣押
What does 扣押 mean?
扣押 (kòuyā) means "to detain; to hold in custody" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扣押?
扣押 is made of 2 characters: 扣 (6 strokes), 押 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 扣押 an HSK word?
Yes. 扣押 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.