kòu​fā

to withhold

  • created sense approved 扣发/扣發 · kòu​fā · to withhold — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扣发 / 扣發

    kòu​fā

    to withhold

    To forcibly hold back or refuse to issue money, items, or documents (like wages or manuscripts), or to withhold information to prevent it from being known

    扣 (literal) → 扣 · kòu · to deduct 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to send out

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  • created sense approved 扣发/扣發 · kòu​fā · to fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扣发 / 扣發

    kòu​fā

    to fire

    To pull a trigger and fire a shot.

    扣 (literal) → 扣 · kòu · to pull 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to shoot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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