扣押

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 扣 kòu
  1. to fasten
  2. to button
  3. button
  4. buckle
  5. knot
  6. to arrest
  7. to confiscate
  8. to deduct (money)
  9. discount
  10. to knock
  11. to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
  12. to cover (with a bowl etc)
  13. (fig.) to tag a label on sb
  14. (Tw) (loanword) code
=1 扣 kòu button
2 押 yā
  1. to mortgage
  2. to pawn
  3. to detain in custody
  4. to escort and protect
  5. (literary) to sign