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扣留

kòuliú ㄎㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

    • to detain sb to hold sb against their will
    • to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 拘留 jūliú
  • 扣押 kòuyā
    • 扣押赃物 to seize stolen goods
    • 暂时扣押 to hold temporarily

Antonyms 反义词

  • 放行 fàngxíng
    • 一路放行 to let through all the way

Telling them apart

扣留 stresses holding something or someone back; any authority may do it, and the object can be a person or things. 拘留 is a legal term for temporary custody for a set period, normally by the police and only of people.

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