落网

落網

luòwǎng

verb #19,588

Meanings

1 to be caught
2 to be captured
3 to fall into a net

Characters

to fall; to drop

Examples

逃亡三年的嫌疑犯终于落网了。

Táowáng sān nián de xiányífàn zhōngyú luòwǎng le.

The suspect who had been on the run for three years was finally captured.

警方表示，所有犯罪嫌疑人均已落网。

Jǐngfāng biǎoshì, suǒyǒu fànzuì xiányírén jūn yǐ luòwǎng.

The police stated that all criminal suspects have been apprehended.

Tips

memory

Picture a criminal running but ultimately falling into a net (网) — 落 (fall) + 网 (net) = captured.

Stroke Order

落 luò

网 wǎng