缉捕

緝捕
jībǔ
verb #34,185

Meanings

  1. 1 to apprehend
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to arrest (a fugitive)
  4. 4 to track down

Examples

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài quánlì jībǔ xiányírén.
The police are doing their utmost to apprehend the suspect.
Tā zài jībǔ táofàn de xíngdòng zhōng shòu le shāng.
He was injured during the operation to capture the fugitive.

Tips

register
Formal/legal register, basically restricted to law-enforcement and news contexts. Both characters carry the meaning: 'to track / pursue' + 'to catch.' For everyday 'arrest' use 逮捕 (dàibǔ) or (zhuā).

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