逮捕
dǎibǔTraditional: 逮捕
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Translation
to arrest, to apprehend
Word origin
A compound of 逮 (dǎi, to catch up with) and 捕 (bǔ, to seize), the latter carrying the hand radical. The two near-synonyms together mean to take someone into custody.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 逮 (dǎi, to catch) + 捕 (bǔ, to seize)
Stroke order
逮
捕
Examples
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The police arrested the thief.
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He was arrested for committing a crime.
嫌。
The police ordered the suspect to be arrested.
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The two criminals were arrested on the spot.
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The arrest operation went smoothly.
逮捕 (dǎi bǔ) means to arrest or apprehend. It is the formal legal term for taking a person into custody.
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