() — to pawn, to mortgage; to take into custody, to detain; to escort (under guard)

Definizione

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)

Esempi

  • Tā yòng jīn biǎo yā le yì bǐ qián.
    He pawned his gold watch for a sum of money.
  • Tā yīn wèi tōu dōng xi bèi yā le.
    He was detained for stealing.
  • Tā fù zé yā zhè pī huò wù.
    He is responsible for escorting this shipment.

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