没收 mòshōu to confiscate
to confiscate; to seize
How to remember 没收: 没 not + 收 receive = to confiscate.
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How it is used
- 'To confiscate, seize' - 没收违禁品 (mòshōu wéijìnpǐn) to confiscate contraband.
- Note 没 read mò here (not méi) - a reading trap.
- Official/legal; authorities or teachers 没收 forbidden items.