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扣压

kòu yā

2-character word Traditional 扣壓

What 扣压 means

1. to withhold
2. to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

The characters in 扣压

• 扣kòuto fasten; to button; button
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)

Sounds the same

Read kòu yā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 扣押to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain

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