HSK V7-9
Correct
扣押
/ kòuyā /
Strokes
Definition
to detain/to hold in custody/to distrain/to seize property
Example
As a Verb
detain; hold in custody
1
Zhàoshì
肇事
hòu
后
táopǎo
逃跑
de
的
sījī
司机
yǐ
已
bèi
被
dàibǔ
逮捕
kòuyā
扣押
。
The hit-and-run driver has been apprehended and is now in custody.
2
Tā
他
bèi
被
kòuyā
扣押
zài
在
jǐngchájú
警察局
lǐ
里
。
He was detained at a police station.
3
Kòuyā
扣押
zǒusīfàn
走私犯
detain the smugglers
4
Kòuyā
扣押
shí
十
míng
名
nànmín
难民
hold 10 refugees
5
Kòuyā
扣押
rénzhì
人质
hold sb hostage
As a Verb
distrain; seize
6
Kòuyā
扣押
cáichǎn
财产
yǐ
以
dǐzhài
抵债
distrain upon sb's property as indemnity for a debt