没收 (mò shōu) — to confiscate, to seize

Definição

没收 is used when authorities (police, customs, school) take away property as a penalty. Stronger and more formal than 扣 (which often means deduct or button up); 扣留 also detains people, 缴 and 征收 extend to taxes/dues.

verb
to confiscateto seize

Exemplos

  • 没收
    Jǐng chá mò shōu le suǒ yǒu de zāng kuǎn.
    The police confiscated all the stolen money.
  • 没收
    Xué xiào guī dìng kě yǐ mò shōu xué shēng de shǒu jī.
    The school has a rule that it can confiscate students' cell phones.
  • 没收
    Biān jìng jiǎn chá zhàn mò shōu le dà liàng zǒu sī wù pǐn.
    The border checkpoint seized a large quantity of smuggled goods.

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