chase and intercept; pursue and block
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pursue and intercept; to chase and block off
Commonly used in police, military, or security contexts when pursuing suspects, escaped prisoners, or enemy forces. Implies cutting off escape routes while pursuing.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
zài在
zhuī追
dǔ堵
chí持
dāo刀
dǎo歹
tú徒
。
The police are pursuing and intercepting the knife-wielding criminal.
Biān边
fáng防
zhàn战
shì士
chéng成
gōng功
zhuī追
dǔ堵
le了
zǒu走
sī私
fàn犯
。
The border guards successfully intercepted the smugglers.
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Jūn军
duì队
shè设
qiǎ卡
zhuī追
dǔ堵
dí敌
jūn军
de的
tuì退
lù路
。
The army set up roadblocks to cut off the enemy's retreat.
Jǐng警
fāng方
lián联
hé合
xíng行
dòng动
zhuī追
dǔ堵
táo逃
fàn犯
。
The police conducted a joint operation to pursue the escaped prisoner.