破获

破獲

pòhuò

verb #20,030

Meanings

1 to crack (a case)
2 to uncover (a criminal plot)
3 to break open and capture (a crime ring)

Characters

to break / to crack

to capture / to obtain

Examples

HSK 3

侦探经过数月调查终于破获了这起谋杀案。

Zhēntàn jīngguò shù yuè diàochá zhōngyú pòhuò le zhè qǐ móushā'àn.

After months of investigation, the detective finally cracked the murder case.

HSK 6

警方成功破获了一起特大走私案。

Jǐngfāng chénggōng pòhuò le yī qǐ tèdà zǒusī àn.

Police successfully cracked a major smuggling case.

Stroke Order

破 pò

获 huò