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逮捕

dàibǔ

to arrest; arrest

A police officer leads a person toward a patrol car
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Characters in this word

逮 dǎi

Strokes
11
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 隶 subservient
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

捕 bǔ

Strokes
10
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 甫 to begin
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 检方在掌握资金流向后,批准逮捕了三名主要嫌疑人。 Jiǎnfāng zài zhǎngwò zījīn liúxiàng hòu, pīzhǔn dàibǔ le sān míng zhǔyào xiányírén. After establishing the flow of funds, the prosecution approved the arrest of three main suspects.
  • 警察昨天在车站逮捕了那个偷东西的人。 Jǐngchá zuótiān zài chēzhàn dàibǔ le nàge tōu dōngxi de rén. The police arrested the thief at the station yesterday.
  • 他因涉嫌诈骗被逮捕,家人都很震惊。 Tā yīn shèxián zhàpiàn bèi dàibǔ, jiārén dōu hěn zhènjīng. He was arrested on suspicion of fraud, and his family was shocked.

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