扣 kòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扣押
kòuyā
to seize; to detain; to impound
Characters in this word
押 yā
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 甲 armor, shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 海关依法扣押了一批未申报的芯片，并启动来源调查。 Hǎiguān yīfǎ kòuyā le yì pī wèi shēnbào de xīnpiàn, bìng qǐdòng láiyuán diàochá. Customs lawfully seized a batch of undeclared chips and launched an investigation into their origin.
- 因为欠了很多钱，工厂的一批机器被法院扣押了。 Yīnwèi qiàn le hěn duō qián, gōngchǎng de yì pī jīqì bèi fǎyuàn kòuyā le. Because it owed a lot of money, a batch of machines at the factory was impounded by the court.
- 他的旧车因为欠了罚款被扣押了。 Tā de jiù chē yīnwèi qiàn le fákuǎn bèi kòuyā le. His old car was impounded because of unpaid fines.
Related words
- 扣 kòu to deduct, to button; button
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 扣除 kòuchú to deduct; to subtract
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 扣人心弦 kòurénxīnxián gripping; thrilling
- 纽扣 niǔkòu button
- 押金 yājīn deposit
- 抵押 dǐyā to mortgage; to pledge as collateral
- 押 yā to pawn; to detain; to escort under guard
- 没收 mòshōu to confiscate
- 囚犯 qiúfàn prisoner; convict
- 拘留 jūliú to detain; detention