捉拿归案

捉拿歸案

zhuōnáguī'àn

idiom #34,718

Meanings

1 to apprehend and bring to justice
2 to capture (a criminal) and put on trial

Characters

to catch, seize

Examples

警方已将嫌犯捉拿归案。

Jǐngfāng yǐ jiāng xiánfàn zhuōnáguī'àn.

Police have apprehended the suspect and brought him to justice.

我们一定要把逃犯捉拿归案。

Wǒmen yídìng yào bǎ táofàn zhuōnáguī'àn.

We must absolutely bring the fugitive to justice.

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Standard police/legal news language. Structure: 捉拿 (catch + grab = arrest) + 归案 (return to case-file = enter the legal process). Often appears in 把-construction: 把……捉拿归案.

Stroke Order

捉 zhuō

拿 ná

归 guī

案 àn