| 抵押 | dǐ yā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral | |
| 关押 | guān yā | to imprison; to lock up (in jail) | |
| 羁押 | jī yā | to detain; to take into custody; detention; imprisonment | |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property | |
| 押金HSK 5 | yā jīn | deposit; down payment |
| 1 | The car rental company will collect a deposit. | |
| 2 | We need to pay a deposit when we rent a house. | |
| 3 | This vendor requires a deposit of 100 yuan from customers. | |
| 4 | The landlord requires tenants to pay one month's rent as a deposit. | |
| 5 | This company suffered a failure and refunded customer's deposit. |