kòu​yā HSK7

to detain

扣押 kòu​yā
to detain
to hold someone in custody or under detention; to take a person as a hostage
to seize
to impound property or seize evidence by legal force
to distrain
to seize someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.96 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
4.53 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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