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缉

緝
jī
verb #14,672

Meanings

  1. 1 to seize; to arrest
  2. 2 to search for and apprehend

Examples

警方正在缉拿逃犯。
Jǐngfāng zhèngzài jīná táofàn.
The police are hunting for the fugitive.
缉毒警察的工作非常危险。
Jīdú jǐngchá de gōngzuò fēicháng wēixiǎn.
The work of narcotics police is very dangerous.

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usage
缉 is a formal/legal term almost always seen in compounds: 缉拿 (to arrest), 缉毒 (to combat drug trafficking), 通缉 (to issue a wanted notice). Rarely used alone in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

缉 jī