search and arrest; hunt down
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to search (a place) and arrest (suspects); to hunt down
formalFormal term used in legal and police contexts.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
sōu搜
bǔ捕
nà那
míng名
táo逃
fàn犯
。
The police are hunting down that fugitive.
Tā他
men们
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
dà大
guī规
mó模
de的
sōu搜
bǔ捕
xíng行
dòng动
。
They launched a large-scale search and arrest operation.
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Jīng经
guò过
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
de的
sōu搜
bǔ捕
，
zuì罪
fàn犯
zhōng终
yú于
luò落
wǎng网
。
After three days and nights of hunting, the criminal was finally captured.