capture; arrest; apprehend
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to capture; to arrest; to apprehend (a criminal or suspect)
formalCommonly used in legal, police, and formal contexts to describe the apprehension of criminal suspects or fugitives.
Jǐng警
chá察
yǐ已
jīng经
zhuā抓
bǔ捕
le了
nà那
míng名
táo逃
fàn犯
。
The police have already captured that fugitive.
Zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
，
jǐng警
fāng方
zhuā抓
bǔ捕
le了
shí十
yú余
míng名
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
。
In this operation, the police arrested more than ten criminal suspects.
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Zhuā抓
bǔ捕
xíng行
dòng动
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
jìn进
xíng行
。
The arrest operation was carried out quietly late at night.