扣留
kòu liú
Pinyin

Definition

扣留
 - 
kòu liú
  1. to detain
  2. to arrest
  3. to hold
  4. to confiscate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

留
liú
  1. 1 old variant of 留[liú]
停留
tíng liú
  1. 1 to stay somewhere temporarily
  2. 2 to stop over
扣
kòu
  1. 1 to fasten
  2. 2 to button
  3. 3 button
  4. 4 buckle
  5. 5 knot
  6. 6 to arrest
  7. 7 to confiscate
  8. 8 to deduct (money)
  9. 9 discount
  10. 10 to knock
  11. 11 to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
  12. 12 to cover (with a bowl etc)
  13. 13 (fig.) to tag a label on sb
  14. 14 (Tw) (loanword) code
留下
liú xià
  1. 1 to leave behind
  2. 2 to stay behind
  3. 3 to remain
  4. 4 to keep
  5. 5 not to let (sb) go
留给
liú gěi
  1. 1 to set aside for
留言
liú yán
  1. 1 to leave a message
  2. 2 to leave one's comments
  3. 3 message
保留
bǎo liú
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to retain
  3. 3 to have reservations (about sth)
  4. 4 to hold back (from saying sth)
  5. 5 to put aside for later
去留
qù liú
  1. 1 going or staying
扣扣
Kòu kòu
  1. 1 (Internet slang) QQ instant messenger
扣篮
kòu lán
  1. 1 slam dunk
折扣
zhé kòu
  1. 1 discount
拘留
jū liú
  1. 1 to detain (a prisoner)
  2. 2 to keep sb in custody
挽留
wǎn liú
  1. 1 to urge to stay
  2. 2 to detain
收留
shōu liú
  1. 1 to offer shelter
  2. 2 to have sb in one's care
残留
cán liú
  1. 1 to remain
  2. 2 left over
  3. 3 surplus
  4. 4 remnant
滞留
zhì liú
  1. 1 to detain
  2. 2 retention
留住
liú zhù
  1. 1 to ask sb to stay
  2. 2 to keep sb for the night
  3. 3 to await (classical)
留作
liú zuò
  1. 1 to set aside for
  2. 2 to keep as
留存
liú cún
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 extant
  4. 4 to remain (from the past)
留学
liú xué
  1. 1 to study abroad

Idioms (4)

女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
  1. 1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一年内扣12分的话，要扣留驾驶证，重考交规。
yī nián nèi kòu shíèr fēn dehuà ，yào kòuliú jiàshǐzhèng ，chóngkǎo jiāoguī 。
If you get 12 points in a year, you get your license suspended and have to retake the traffic regulations test.
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