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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[kòu]
  1. 1. verb [拉紧] fasten
  2. 2. verb [朝下] putupside down
    孩子把碗在了桌子上。
    The child put the bowl upside down on the table.
  3. 3. verb [戴] frame
  4. 4. verb [抓] arrest
  5. 5. verb [击] smash
  6. 6. verb [减] deduct
  7. 7. noun [减] button

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[kòu]
  1. 1. verb button up; buckle; pull
    do up the buttons
    把门
    latch the door
    把皮带
    buckle a belt
    把衣服
    button (up) one's coat
  2. 2. verb place a cup, bowl, etc. upside down; cover with an inverted cup, bowl, etc.
    用碗把菜上,免得凉了。
    Cover the food with a bowl to keep it from getting cold.
  3. 3. verb detain; take into custody; arrest
    把可疑分子起来
    detain a suspect
  4. 4. verb deduct
    工资
    deduct a part of sb.'s pay
  5. 5. verb give a discount
    打九
    give a 10 per cent discount
  6. 6. verb smash or spike (a ball)
    smash a ball
  7. 7. 动词 label; brand somebody with unwarranted or unfavorable labels
  8. 8. 动词 withhold (a manuscript from publication or an opinion from action)
  9. 9. noun loop of thread (on a screw)
  10. 10. noun knot
    系个
    tie (or make) a knot
    a knot (in a rope)
  11. 11. noun button; buckle
    带金属儿的皮带
    a belt with a metal buckle
    上衣掉了个儿。
    I lost a button off my coat.
  12. 12. noun same as 筘, reed; device on a loom resembling a comb, used to space warp yarns evenly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[kòu]
  1. 1. 拴住;联结
    上纽
    把门反
    一环一环。
  2. 2. 绳结
    绳子
    系(jì)一个活
    儿。
  3. 3.
    风纪
    子母
  4. 4. 留;
    他作人质
    了一个月。
  5. 5. 从原有的数量中减除一部分
    工资
  6. 6.
    打八(减到原价的80%)
    九五
  7. 7. 螺纹
    螺丝
  8. 8. 器物口朝下放置;覆盖
    茶碗上一个碟子
    把鸡在笼子里
    头上一顶钢盔。
  9. 9. 用力自上而下地拍击(球)
    杀。

Examples

把可疑分子起来
detain a suspect
工资
deduct a part of sb.'s pay
你这篇作文离题万里, 不倒你几分就不错了。
Since your composition is far from the subject, you should consider yourself lucky that the teacher has not deducted marks. 倒扣
我使劲他家的门环, 也不见有人来开门。
I knocked hard on his door, but no one opened it. 门环
月饼是用胎具出来再烤制的。
Moon cakes are baked in certain equipment. 胎具
脱岗是要工资的, 还不赶快回去工作。
Your salary will be reduced if you leave your job during working hours, so get back to work quickly. 脱岗
上班迟到会奖金。
If you're late for work your bonus can be docked. 迟到
他作人质
了一个月。
工资

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