扣押

kòu yā · kou ya

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to detain
  2. to hold in custody
  3. to distrain
  4. to seize property

In a sentence

2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)的(de)包(bāo)被(bèi)警(jǐng)察(chá)扣(kòu)押(yā)了(le)。

Sami's bag was seized by police.

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02

海(hǎi)关(guān)扣(kòu)押(yā)了(le)那(nà)批(pī)没(méi)有(yǒu)申(shēn)报(bào)的(de)货(huò)物(wù)。

Customs detained that batch of undeclared goods.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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