Chinese word dictionary

扣押

kòuyā · to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扣押

Traditional扣押

Pinyinkòuyā

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扣kòu

to detain; to knock, to tap; button

押yā

to arrest, to detain; to deposit, to pledge; mortgage

How to learn 扣押

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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押金yājīn

deposit; down payment

折扣zhékòu

discount

扣kòu

button; to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code

不折不扣bùzhé-búkòu

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

抵押dǐyā

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

扣除kòuchú

to deduct