扣留
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

扣留

kòuliú

to detain

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to detain

02

to arrest

03

to hold

04

to confiscate

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 扣留

What does 扣留 mean in Chinese?

扣留 (kòuliú) means to detain.

How do you pronounce 扣留?

扣留 is pronounced kòuliú.

Is 扣留 an HSK word?

扣留 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 扣留?

扣留 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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