通缉犯

通緝犯

tōngjīfàn

noun #13,675

Measure Word

一名通缉犯 míng

Meanings

1 wanted criminal; fugitive from the law

Characters

to circulate; to issue widely

to arrest; to seize

criminal; offender

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方逮捕了一名潜逃多年的通缉犯。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le yī míng qiántáo duōnián de tōngjīfàn.

The police arrested a wanted criminal who had been on the run for years.

Tips

usage

通缉 (tōngjī) means to issue an arrest warrant. 通缉令 (tōngjīlìng) is the wanted poster/warrant itself. 通缉犯 is the person being sought.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

缉 jī

犯 fàn