HSK V7-9
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/ kòuliú /
Strokes

Definition

to detain/to arrest/to hold/to confiscate

Example

As a Verb
detain; arrest
1
Jǐngfāng
警方
kòuliú
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le
liǎng
míng
zhè
这次
zhūbǎo
珠宝
qiǎngjiéàn
抢劫案
yǒuguān
有关
de
rén
  

The police are holding two men in connection with the jewel robbery.

2
Gāi
chuán
bèi
kòuliú
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zài
gǎngkǒu
港口
jìnxíng
进行
jiǎn
检疫
  

The vessel is detained in quarantine.

3
Kòuliú
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zǒu
走私
huò
货物

detain smuggled goods

4
Kòuliú
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xiánfàn
嫌疑犯

detain a suspect

5
Kòuliú
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yíngzhízhào
营业执照

take away/suspend a business licence

6
Kòuliú
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huò
货物

detain the cargo

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