capture alive; take prisoner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to capture alive; to take prisoner; to apprehend alive
formalPrimarily used in military or historical contexts to describe the act of capturing enemy combatants alive rather than killing them.
Wǒ我
jūn军
shēng生
fú俘
dí敌
jūn军
shí十
rén人
。
Our troops captured ten enemy soldiers alive.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
dòu斗
zhōng中
，
tā他
men们
shēng生
fú俘
le了
sān三
míng名
dí敌
fāng方
zhǐ指
huī挥
guān官
。
In this battle, they took three enemy commanders prisoner.
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Shēng生
fú俘
bǐ比
jī击
bì毙
gèng更
yǒu有
jià价
zhí值
，
yīn因
wèi为
kě可
yǐ以
huò获
qǔ取
qíng情
bào报
。
Capturing alive is more valuable than shooting dead because intelligence can be obtained.