kòu
蔻
button; fasten; deduct; detain
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Meanings
6 senses · 10 examplesnoun
button (on clothing)
Often used with measure words like '颗' or '粒'.
Wǒ我
de的
chèn衬
shān衫
diào掉
le了
yī一
kē颗
kòu扣
zi子
。
A button fell off my shirt.
Zhè这
jiàn件
wài外
tào套
de的
kòu扣
zi子
shì是
jīn金
shǔ属
de的
。
The buttons on this coat are metal.
verb
to button up; to fasten; to buckle
Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
de的
ān安
quán全
dài带
kòu扣
hǎo好
。
Please fasten your seatbelt.
Tā他
kòu扣
shàng上
le了
dà大
yī衣
。
He buttoned up his coat.
verb
to deduct (money, points, etc.)
Commonly used in financial, academic, or scoring contexts.
Chí迟
dào到
yī一
cì次
kòu扣
101
fēn0
分
。
Being late once will deduct 10 points.
Gōng公
sī司
cóng从
zhè这
gè个
yuè月
de的
gōng工
zī资
lǐ里
kòu扣
le了
shuì税
。
The company deducted tax from this month's salary.
verb
to detain; to arrest; to hold in custody
formalOften used in legal or formal contexts.
Jǐng警
chá察
kòu扣
liú留
le了
kě可
yí疑
de的
chē车
liàng辆
。
The police detained the suspicious vehicle.
Tā他
de的
hù护
zhào照
bèi被
hǎi海
guān关
kòu扣
xià下
le了
。
His passport was held by customs.
verb
to smash (a ball); to spike
technicalMainly used in ball sports like volleyball or table tennis.
Tā他
yī一
gè个
piào漂
liang亮
de的
kòu扣
qiú球
dé得
fēn分
le了
。
He scored with a beautiful spike.
noun
discount (when counting money)
A commercial term.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shāng商
pǐn品
dǎ打
bā八
kòu扣
。
This item is sold at a 20% discount.