扣 (kòu) - to button & to buckle
扣 · kòu
to button;
to buckle;
to deduct;
to detain;
to knock;
to smash (in volleyball)
to buttonto buckleto deduct
Usage highlights
to buckle/buttonto deductto detainbuckle/buttonto knock/discountto smash/spike
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please button up your coat (扣上外套).
- They will deduct 10% from the total (从总额中扣除10%).
- He was detained by the police (被警察扣留).
- She executed a powerful spike (扣球) in the volleyball match.
Collocations
- to buckle/button(扣上)
- to deduct(扣除)
- to detain(扣留)
- buckle/button(扣子)
- to knock/discount(打折扣)
- to smash/spike(扣球)
Idioms
- Strike the plate and sing(扣槃扪烛)
- To buckle the details(丝丝入扣)
- To press charges indiscriminately(乱扣帽子)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted the action of knocking or striking with the hand, later extended to fastening actions like buttoning.
- In sports terminology, particularly volleyball, it refers to the powerful attacking move of spiking the ball.
- In financial contexts, it carries the meaning of withholding or deducting from amounts due.