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Hanzi

押

to mortgage/to pawn/to detain in custody/to escort and protect/(literary) to sign

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

yā, xiá, jiǎ

Bopomofo

ㄧㄚ, ㄒㄧㄚˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ

Jyutping

aap3

Example sentences

押 yā
他把房子押給了銀行。
他把房子押给了银行。

He mortgaged his house to the bank.

罪犯 zuìfàn
那名罪犯接受審訊之後，隨即被押回看守所。
那名罪犯接受审讯之后，随即被押回看守所。

After that criminal underwent interrogation, he was immediately escorted back to the detention center.

扣押 kòuyā
警方扣押了嫌疑犯的所有非法財產。
警方扣押了嫌疑犯的所有非法财产。

The police seized all the suspect's illegal property.

抵押 dǐyā
他把房子抵押給了銀行。
他把房子抵押给了银行。

He mortgaged his house to the bank.

Example Vocabulary

押

ya1

to mortgage; to pawn; to pledge

扣押

kou4'ya1

to seize; to detain; to impound

抵押

di3'ya1

mortgage; to use property as security for a loan

押注

ya1'zhu4

押解

ya1'jie4

押送

ya1'song4

抵押品

di3'ya1'pin3

押后

押沙龍

押車

ya1'che1

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