捉拿

zhuōná

verb #19,305

Meanings

1 to arrest
2 to catch a criminal
3 to apprehend

Characters

to catch; to seize

to take; to grab

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方正在全力捉拿嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài quánlì zhuōná xiányírén.

The police are doing everything they can to apprehend the suspect.

HSK 7-9

逃犯终于被捉拿归案了。

Táofàn zhōngyú bèi zhuōná guī'àn le.

The fugitive was finally caught and brought to justice.

Tips

register

捉拿 is more formal and literary than 抓 (to grab/catch). Common in news reports and historical dramas, often in the set phrase 捉拿归案.

Stroke Order

捉 zhuō

拿 ná