track down and recover stolen goods; retrieve booty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to recover stolen goods or money from a hiding place; to retrieve booty
formalPrimarily used in legal and law enforcement contexts. The object is often 赃物 or 赃款.
Jǐng警
fāng方
yǐ已
chéng成
gōng功
qǐ起
zāng赃
，
zhuī追
huí回
le了
dà大
bù部
fen分
shī失
qiè窃
zhū珠
bǎo宝
。
The police have successfully recovered the stolen goods, retrieving most of the stolen jewelry.
Gēn根
jù据
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
tí提
gòng供
de的
xiàn线
suǒ索
，
bàn办
àn案
rén人
yuán员
zài在
qí其
lǎo老
jiā家
qǐ起
zāng赃
。
Following clues provided by the suspect, investigators tracked down and retrieved the loot at his hometown.
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Qǐ起
huò获
zāng赃
kuǎn款
shì是
pò破
àn案
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yī一
huán环
。
Recovering the illicit money is a crucial part of solving the case.