capture; seize
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to capture; to seize (from a defeated enemy or captured criminals)
Used in military, law enforcement, and judicial contexts. Specifically refers to confiscating weapons, contraband, tools of crime, or other items.
Wǒ我
jūn军
jiǎo缴
huò获
dí敌
jūn军
dà大
pào炮
sān三
mén门
。
Our army captured three cannons from the enemy.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
tū突
xí袭
zhōng中
jiǎo缴
huò获
le了
dà大
liàng量
dú毒
pǐn品
。
The police seized a large quantity of drugs during the raid.
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Hǎi海
guān关
jiǎo缴
huò获
le了
yī一
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
de的
wén文
wù物
。
Customs confiscated a batch of smuggled cultural relics.
Cǐ此
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
jiǎo缴
huò获
de的
zāng赃
kuǎn款
jiāng将
yī依
fǎ法
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
The illicit money seized in this operation will be dealt with according to the law.