扣
留

To detain in Chinese: 扣留 (kòu liú)

kòu liú

to detain

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to detain
  2. 2to arrest
  3. 3to hold
  4. 4to confiscate

Stroke order

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扣
留

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ㄎㄡˋ

kòu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 海关把那批货物扣留了下来。

    hǎi guān bǎ nà pī huò wù kòu liú le xià lái。

    Customs detained that shipment of goods.

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Related words

留

liú

to leave (a message etc)

扣

kòu

to fasten

留学

liú xué

to study abroad

保留

bǎo liú

to keep

留下

liú xià

to leave behind

停留

tíng liú

to stay somewhere temporarily

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

残留

cán liú

to remain

回扣

huí kòu

brokerage

拘留

jū liú

to detain (a prisoner)

扣除

kòu chú

to deduct

扣押

kòu yā

to detain

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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