收押

shōuyā

verb #13,539

Meanings

1 to take into custody
2 to keep someone in detention

Characters

to collect; to take in

to detain; to escort under guard

Examples

嫌疑人已经被收押了。

Xiányírén yǐjīng bèi shōuyā le.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

法院决定将他收押候审。

Fǎyuàn juédìng jiāng tā shōuyā hòushěn.

The court decided to detain him pending trial.

Tips

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收押 is a legal/judicial term. In everyday language, people would say 关起来 (guān qǐlái, 'locked up') or 被抓了 (bèi zhuā le, 'got arrested').

Stroke Order

收 shōu

押 yā