arrest; apprehend; capture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody
formalFormal legal term used in police and judicial contexts. Often interchangeable with 逮捕, though 拘捕 may emphasize the physical act of detaining.
Jǐng警
chá察
jū拘
bǔ捕
le了
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
。
The police arrested the criminal suspect.
Tā他
zài在
jī机
chǎng场
bèi被
jū拘
bǔ捕
。
He was apprehended at the airport.
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Fǎ法
yuàn院
qiān签
fā发
le了
jū拘
bǔ捕
lìng令
。
The court issued an arrest warrant.