mò shōu
confiscate; expropriate
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海关没收了走私的香烟。
hǎi guān méi shōu le zǒu sī de xiāng yān.
The customs confiscated the smuggled cigarettes.
法院没收了罪犯的财产。
fǎ yuàn méi shōu le zuì fàn de tài chǎn.
The court confiscated the criminal's property.
政府没收了非法占用的土地。
zhèng fǔ méi shōu le fēi fǎ zhàn yòng de tǔ dì.
The government confiscated the illegally occupied land.
发放 (fāfàng)
distribute
给予 (jǐyǔ)
give
The Chinese word 没收 (měishōu) means "to confiscate" or "to seize". It is composed of two characters: 没 (méi), which means "not" or "without", and 收 (shōu), which means "to receive" or "to collect". The original meaning of 没收 was "to take away without giving anything in return", and it was later extended to mean "to confiscate" or "to seize". The word 没收 is often used in legal contexts, such as when the government confiscates property that has been used in a crime. It can also be used in a more general sense, such as when a parent confiscates a child's toy as punishment.
