扣留 meaning in English
to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
Meaning of 扣留
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kòuliú
- to detain sb; to hold sb against their will
- to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)
Stroke order for each character
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扣 kòu · to fasten · 6 strokes
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留 liú · to leave · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 扣留.
| 留下 | liúxia | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain |
| 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message |
| 留意 | liúyì | to be mindful; to pay attention to |
| 拘留 | jūliú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
| 收留 | shōuliú | to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care |
| 留心 | liúxīn | to be careful; to pay attention to |
| 残留 | cánliú | to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount |
Questions about 扣留
What does 扣留 mean?
扣留 (kòuliú) means "to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 扣留?
扣留 is made of 2 characters: 扣 (6 strokes), 留 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 扣留 an HSK word?
Yes. 扣留 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.