逮捕

dài bǔ
HSK 6
to arrest, to apprehend, an arrest
verb
noun

Example Sentences

警察逮捕了嫌疑犯。
jǐngchá dàibǔ le xiányífàn 。
The police arrested the suspect.
他因犯罪被逮捕了。
tā yīn fànzuì bèi dàibǔ le 。
He was arrested for committing a crime.
逮捕令已经生效。
dàibǔ líng yǐjīng shēngxiào 。
The arrest warrant has come into effect.

Individual Characters

逮dài
(literary) to reach
捕bǔ
catch, seize, arrest

Words with similar meanings

拘捕jūbǔ
to detain
This term also means to take someone into custody but is often used in a legal context.
抓捕zhuābǔ
to capture
This term suggests seizing someone, often with a connotation of physical action involved in the arrest.

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