"confiscating" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 没收
• 充公

Definition

把某物从某人那里拿走，通常作为惩罚或因为不被允许。一般由警察、老师或政府官员执行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式用词，多在法律、学校或官方场合。常与“没收手机”“没收非法物品”等搭配。表示有权威的强行拿走，不用于随意拿东西的情况。

Examples

The teacher is confiscating mobile phones during class.

老师正在上课时**没收**手机。

Customs officers are confiscating illegal goods at the border.

海关人员正在边境**没收**违禁品。

Police are confiscating fake IDs from students.

警察正在**没收**学生们的假身份证。

They started confiscating alcohol at the entrance to the festival.

他们开始在音乐节入口**没收**酒精饮品。

The government is confiscating land for the new highway project.

政府正在为新高速公路项目**征收**土地。

My parents are confiscating my laptop until my grades improve.

我父母**没收**了我的笔记本电脑，直到我的成绩提高。