mò

罚没

Word · VerbTraditional沒

submerge; sink; confiscate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to submerge; to sink

Refers to objects or people being covered by water.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
mò没
guò过
le了
wū屋
dǐng顶
 。

The flood submerged the roof.

Chuán船
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
zhōng中
chén沉
mò没
le了
 。

The ship sank in the storm.

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Tā他
bèi被
cháo潮
shuǐ水
mò没
dào到
le了
bó脖
zi子
 。

The tide rose up to his neck.

2.

verb

to confiscate; to seize (property)

formal

A legal term for the compulsory taking of property as a penalty.

Fǎ法
yuàn院
mò没
shōu收
le了
tā他
de的
fēi非
fǎ法
suǒ所
dé得
 。

The court confiscated his illicit gains.

Zǒu走
sī私
huò货
wù物
bèi被
hǎi海
guān关
mò没
shōu收
le了
 。

The smuggled goods were seized by customs.

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Zhè这
xiàng项
fǎ法
lǜ律
yǔn允
xǔ许
mò没
shōu收
fàn犯
zuì罪
gōng工
jù具
 。

This law allows for the confiscation of instruments of crime.