捉拿归案

捉拿歸案

zhuōná-guī'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

HSK 6

警方已将嫌犯捉拿归案。

Jǐngfāng yǐ jiāng xiánfàn zhuōná-guī'àn.

Police have apprehended the suspect and brought him to justice.

HSK 6

我们一定要把逃犯捉拿归案。

Wǒmen yídìng yào bǎ táofàn zhuōná-guī'àn.

We must absolutely bring the fugitive to justice.

Tips

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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