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扣留

kòu liú
to detain
verb

Example Sentences

警察扣留了可疑人员。
jǐngchá kòuliú le kěyí rényuán 。
The police detained the suspicious person.
海关扣留了我的包裹。
hǎiguān kòuliú le wǒde bāoguǒ 。
Customs detained my package.
由于缺乏证据,警方决定不扣留嫌疑犯。
yóuyú quēfá zhèngjù , jǐngfāng juédìng bù kòuliú xiányífàn 。
Due to a lack of evidence, the police decided not to detain the suspect.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

拘留jūliú
to arrest
更正式的说法,通常涉及法律程序。

Words Ending With 留

保留bǎo liú
to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance)
拘留jū liú
to detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
残留cán liú
to remain; left over; surplus; remnant
滞留zhì liú
to detain; retention
遗留yí liú
(leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)

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Individual Characters

扣kòu
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HSK 4
留liú
to leave (eg a message), to retain