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

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.

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