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没收
mòshōu
Description
没收的意思是官方或有权力的人把你的东西拿走，不还给你。
The meaning of 没收 is when officials or people in authority take your things away and do not return them.
比如老师没收了学生的手机，或者警察没收了违法的东西。
For example, a teacher confiscates a student's phone, or the police confiscate illegal items.
Meanings
没收mòshōu
to confiscate; to seize
老师没收了他的手机。
The teacher confiscated his phone.
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Notes
- Etymology
没 here means to take/sink away, 收 means to collect or take in.
- Nuance
implies an authority takes something away, often as punishment; not a friendly borrowing.
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