拘捕

jūbǔ

verb #6,988

Meanings

1 to arrest
2 to detain

Characters

to detain; to restrain

to catch; to seize

Examples

警方拘捕了三名嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng jūbǔ le sān míng xiányírén.

The police arrested three suspects.

他因涉嫌诈骗被拘捕。

Tā yīn shèxián zhàpiàn bèi jūbǔ.

He was arrested on suspicion of fraud.

Tips

usage

拘捕 is more formal than 抓 (grab/catch). It's often used in news reports and legal contexts.

register

拘捕 is a formal/written term. In everyday speech, people say 抓住 or 逮捕.

Stroke Order

拘 jū

捕 bǔ