# 扣留 (kòuliú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扣留 (kòuliú) means “to detain; to withhold”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to detain; to withhold
- Pinyin: kòuliú (kou4 liu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 海关扣留了这批违规货物。
  Hǎiguān kòuliúle zhè pī wéiguī huòwù.
  Customs detained this batch of illegal goods.

## Characters

- [扣](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-button/) (kòu): to button; to deduct
- [留](https://hanziro.com/word/liu-stay/) (liú): to stay; to leave behind

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-liu-detain/

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