扣留

kòuliú

verb HSK 7 #10,656

Meanings

Hǎiguān kòuliúle tā de xíngli.

Customs confiscated his luggage.

Xiányírén bèi jǐngfāng kòuliú le.

The suspect was detained by the police.

usage

扣留 can apply to both people (detain) and objects (confiscate/impound). Compare with 拘留 (jūliú) which specifically means to detain a person.

扣 kòu

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