押 (yā) — to pawn, to mortgage; to take into custody, to detain; to escort (under guard)
Definition
押 (yā) covers three uses: pledging property (close to 抵押, but 押 can also mean pawning), taking someone into custody (similar to 拘留/扣押, but 押 stresses physical guarding), and escorting valuables under guard.
verb
to pawnto mortgageto take into custodyto detainto escort (under guard)
Examples
- 押。Tā yòng jīn biǎo yā le yì bǐ qián.He pawned his gold watch for a sum of money.
- 押。Tā yīn wèi tōu dōng xi bèi yā le.He was detained for stealing.
- 押。Tā fù zé yā zhè pī huò wù.He is responsible for escorting this shipment.
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