没
收

To confiscate in Chinese: 没收 (mò shōu)

mò shōu

to confiscate

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 沒收1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to confiscate
  2. 2to seize

Stroke order

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没
收

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

没收

Simplified

沒收

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师把他的手机没收了。

    lǎo shī bǎ tā de shǒu jī mò shōu le。

    The teacher confiscated his phone.

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Related words

没

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not

收

shōu

to receive

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

收据

shōu jù

receipt

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

收到

shōu dào

to receive

没用

méi yòng

useless

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

收看

shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

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