cầm giữ

Thân thiện

Cảnh sát đã cầm giữ nghi phạm để điều tra thêm.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To hold and keep / to retain: To physically hold something and keep it in one's possession, often implying control or custody over it.
   • To detain / to hold in custody: To officially keep someone in a restricted place, such as by legal authority (e.g., police detention).

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To withhold / to keep back: To refuse to give something to its rightful owner, often temporarily.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát cầm giữ giấy tờ của người lái xe. (The police held onto the driver's documents.)
  • Họ bị cầm giữ tại đồn công an để lấy lời khai. (They were detained at the police station for questioning.)
  • Công ty cầm giữ hàng hóa cho đến khi nhận được thanh toán. (The company withheld the goods until payment was received.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị cầm giữ": to be held/detained.

  • Chiếc xe đã bị cầm giữ làm vật chứng. (The vehicle was held as evidence.)

• "quyền cầm giữ": right of retention/lien.

  • Chủ nhà có quyền cầm giữ tài sản nếu khách không trả tiền thuê. (The landlord has a right of retention over the property if the tenant does not pay rent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tạm giữ (v): to hold temporarily, to impound.

  • Tài sản bị tạm giữ 30 ngày. (The assets were impounded for 30 days.)

• Giam giữ (v): to imprison, to incarcerate.

  • Bị cáo bị giam giữ chờ ngày xét xử. (The defendant was imprisoned awaiting trial day.)

Synonyms

• Detain: To keep someone in official custody.
• Retain: To continue to hold or keep possession of something.
• Withhold: To refuse to give something that is due.

Related Idioms

• Cầm giữ con tin: to hold hostages.
  • Nhóm khủng bố đã cầm giữ con tin trong ngân hàng. (The terrorist group held hostages in the bank.)

Học thuật