扣留 [－－]

Jyutping kau3 lau4
Pinyin kòu liú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to detain
  2. to arrest
  3. to hold
  4. to confiscate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    警察​用​司法​、​暴力​或者​其他​強制​手段​將​涉嫌犯罪​嘅​人​或者​懷疑​係​犯罪​份子​嘅​資​產​留住
    to detain; to hold in custody
    • 我尋日落街買餸無端端俾差人扣留問話。
      我寻日落街买𩠌无端端俾差人扣留问话。
      ngo5 cam4 jat6 lok6 gaai1 maai5 sung3 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 bei2 caai1 jan4 kau3 lau4 man6 waa6.
      I was detained by the police for questioning when I was out for groceries yesterday.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to detain; to arrest
  2. verb
    to confiscate; to hold; to withhold
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2439
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    想唔想买条锁匙扣留念？
    想唔想買條鎖匙扣留念？
    soeng2 m4 soeng2 maai5 tiu4 so2 si4 kau3 lau4 nim6?
    • Do you want to buy a keychain as a souvenir?
  2. Cantonese
    警察怀疑部私家车藏有毒品，所以扣留咗部车
    警察懷疑部私家車藏有毒品，所以扣留咗部車
    • The policeman suspected the sedan of carrying dangerous drugs, so he detained it.
  3. Cantonese
    我寻日落街买𩠌无端端俾差人扣留问话。
    我尋日落街買餸無端端俾差人扣留問話。
    ngo5 cam4 jat6 lok6 gaai1 maai5 sung3 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 bei2 caai1 jan4 kau3 lau4 man6 waa6.
    • I was detained by the police for questioning when I was out for groceries yesterday.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    警方昨晚展开打击毒品行动，在逸东邨截查一名可疑男子，在他身上检获约24克怀疑霹雳可卡因，男子涉嫌贩运危险药物被捕，现正被扣留调查。
    警方昨晚展開打擊毒品行動，在逸東邨截查一名可疑男子，在他身上檢獲約24克懷疑霹靂可卡因，男子涉嫌販運危險藥物被捕，現正被扣留調查。
    jǐng fāng zuó wǎn zhǎn kāi dǎ jī dú pǐn xíng dòng ， zài yì dōng cūn jié chá yī míng kě yí nán zǐ ， zài tā shēn shàng jiǎn huò yuē ２４ kè huái yí pī lì kě kǎ yīn ， nán zǐ shè xián fàn yùn wēi xiǎn yào wù bèi bǔ ， xiàn zhèng bèi kòu liú diào chá ．
    • The Police conducted an anti-drug operation last night and stopped a suspicious man in Yat Tung Estate. Approximately 24 grams of crack cocaine is found. The man was arrested for trafficking in dangerous drugs, and is being detained for investigation.