Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

扣押

kòuyā

ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄚ

  1. 1to detain
  2. 2to hold in custody
  3. 3to distrain
  4. 4to seize property
Example

薩米的包被警察扣押了。

sà mǐ de bāobèi jǐngchá kòuyā le

Sami's bag was seized by police.

Keep 扣押 and it comes back until you know it.

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