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扣押

Mandarin · pinyin kòu yā

to detain
to hold in custody
to distrain
to seize property

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扣: kòu · knock, strike, rap, tap; button
押: yā · mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard

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4–1 · kou4 ya1

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kau3 aat3

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verb

to detain; to take into custody; to take hostage
to confiscate; to impound; to withold
to confiscate; to impound; to withold — (law) to distrain; to seize; to levy on; to sequester

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