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没收

mò shōu · mo shou

Traditional 沒收

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to confiscate; to seize
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The teacher took my phone

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没收(mòshōu)了(le)！

    The teacher confiscated my phone.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？你(nǐ)上课(shàngkè)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)了(le)吗(ma)

    Why? Were you playing games in class?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)查(chá)单词(dāncí)！他(tā)说(shuō)那(nà)是(shì)玩(wán)手机(shǒujī)！

    I was looking up a word! He said that's playing on the phone.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)要(yào)没收(mòshōu)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long will he confiscate it?

  5. Dengdeng

    下课(xiàkè)以后(yǐhòu)还(huán)我(wǒ)，可是(kěshì)他(tā)先(xiān)问(wèn)我(wǒ)词典(cídiǎn)怎么(zěnme)用(yòng)！

    He will give it back after class. But first he asked me how to use the dictionary!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

海(hǎi)关(guān)没(mò)收(shōu)了(le)旅(lǚ)客(kè)携(xié)带(dài)的(de)违(wéi)禁(jìn)品(pǐn)。

Customs confiscated the prohibited items carried by the passenger.

02

学(xué)校(xiào)没(mò)收(shōu)了(le)学(xué)生(sheng)偷(tōu)偷(tōu)带(dài)进(jìn)考(kǎo)场(chǎng)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)。

The school confiscated the phone the student secretly brought into the exam room.

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