扣留

kòuliú

verb HSK 7-9 #10,656

Meanings

海关扣留了他的行李。

Hǎiguān kòuliú le tā de xíngli.

Customs confiscated his luggage.

嫌疑人被警方扣留了。

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

留 liú