查获

查獲

cháhuò

verb #42,570

Meanings

1 to track down and seize
2 to uncover (contraband, a suspect)
3 to bust (a case)

Characters

to capture / to obtain

Examples

警方查获了大量毒品。

Jǐngfāng cháhuò le dàliàng dúpǐn.

The police seized a large quantity of drugs.

海关查获一批走私货物。

Hǎiguān cháhuò yì pī zǒusī huòwù.

Customs intercepted a batch of smuggled goods.

Tips

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查获 is a formal news/law-enforcement verb — you'll see it in crime reports (警方查获..., 海关查获...). The subject is usually an agency, not an individual.

Stroke Order

查 chá

获 huò