(dǎi bǔ) - to arrest, to apprehend in Mandarin

dǎibǔ

Traditional: 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

。

The police arrested the thief.

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He was arrested for committing a crime.

嫌xián。

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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This word is part of lesson 26.