capture alive; take prisoner
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
capture alive; take prisoner; catch someone alive
neutralPrimarily used in military or combat contexts to describe capturing an enemy or target without killing them. Can sometimes be used metaphorically in games or competitions.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
chéng成
gōng功
huó活
zhuō捉
le了
dí敌
jūn军
zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
。
The soldiers successfully captured the enemy commander alive.
Jǐng警
fāng方
shè设
xià下
quān圈
tào套
，
huó活
zhuō捉
le了
nà那
míng名
táo逃
fàn犯
。
The police set a trap and captured the fugitive alive.
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Zài在
yóu游
xì戏
lǐ里
，
wǒ我
men们
de的
mù目
biāo标
shì是
huó活
zhuō捉
duì对
fāng方
de的
shǒu首
lǐng领
。
In the game, our goal is to capture the opponent's leader alive.
Jīng经
guò过
jī激
liè烈
xiàng巷
zhàn战
，
wǒ我
jūn军
huó活
zhuō捉
le了
shù数
bǎi百
míng名
fú俘
lǔ虏
。
After intense street fighting, our army captured hundreds of prisoners alive.
Liè猎
rén人
de的
xiàn陷
jǐng阱
huó活
zhuō捉
le了
yī一
zhī只
yě野
tù兔
。
The hunter's trap caught a wild rabbit alive.