check and seize; confiscate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to inspect and seize; to confiscate
formalA formal legal or administrative term used by authorities like customs, police, or market regulators to detain illegal or prohibited goods.
Hǎi海
guān关
chá查
kòu扣
le了
yī一
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
xiāng香
yān烟
。
Customs confiscated a batch of smuggled cigarettes.
Shì市
chǎng场
jiān监
dū管
jú局
chá查
kòu扣
le了
dà大
liàng量
jiǎ假
huò货
。
The Market Supervision Bureau seized a large quantity of counterfeit goods.
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Yīn因
shǒu手
xù续
bù不
quán全
，
zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
bèi被
yī依
fǎ法
chá查
kòu扣
。
Due to incomplete procedures, this batch of goods was legally seized.