search and seize; capture; recover
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to find and seize through search; to capture or recover (stolen goods, criminals, etc.)
Often used in legal, police, military, or customs contexts regarding the confiscation of illegal items, contraband, or the capture of suspects.
Jǐng警
fāng方
sōu搜
huò获
le了
yī一
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
wù物
pǐn品
。
Police seized a batch of smuggled goods.
Hǎi海
guān关
zài在
zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
sōu搜
huò获
le了
dà大
liàng量
dú毒
pǐn品
。
Customs seized a large amount of drugs during this operation.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
sōu搜
huò获
le了
bèi被
dào盗
de的
wén文
wù物
。
They found the stolen cultural relics in the cave.
Zhè这
cì次
sōu搜
chá查
gòng共
sōu搜
huò获
zāng赃
kuǎn款
wǔ五
bǎi百
wàn万
yuán元
。
This search recovered a total of five million yuan in illicit funds.