没收

沒收

mòshōu

verb HSK 6 #5,365

Meanings

To seize and collect — confiscation by authority.

老师没收了他的手机。

Lǎoshī mòshōu le tā de shǒujī.

The teacher confiscated his phone.

海关没收了违禁品。

Hǎiguān mòshōu le wéijìnpǐn.

Customs confiscated the contraband.

他的财产被没收了。

Tā de cáichǎn bèi mòshōu le.

His property was confiscated.

grammar

Here 没 is pronounced mò (4th tone), NOT méi. This is a different meaning from 没有 (méiyǒu). 没 as mò means 'to confiscate' or 'to sink.'

没 méi

收 shōu