逮捕 (dàibǔ): to arrest

Meanings

1 to arrest
2 to apprehend

Characters

逮

to arrest; to capture

Examples

嫌疑人已经被逮捕了。

Xiányírén yǐjīng bèi dàibǔ le.

The suspect has already been arrested.

警方逮捕了三名犯罪嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le sān míng fànzuì xiányírén.

The police arrested three criminal suspects.

Tips

usage

逮捕 is the formal/legal term for arrest. Note the pronunciation is dàibǔ (4th tone on 逮), not dǎibǔ. When 逮 is used alone colloquially, it's pronounced dǎi.

grammar

Often used in passive constructions with 被: 被逮捕 (was arrested). Common collocations: 逮捕令 (arrest warrant), 逮捕嫌疑人 (arrest a suspect).

Stroke Order

逮 dǎi

捕 bǔ

Related Words

逮捕令 dàibǔlìng #8,706

arrest warrant

逮捕证 dàibǔzhèng #21,887

arrest warrant / warrant for arrest

被捕 bèibǔ HSK 7 #1,907

to be arrested / under arrest

逮 dǎi HSK 7 #2,501

to catch / to seize / to capture

捕捉 bǔzhuō HSK 7 #8,846

to catch; to capture / to seize (a moment, opportunity)

抓捕 zhuābǔ #9,054

to arrest; to seize; to catch (a criminal) / to apprehend

捕 bǔ HSK 6 #6,886

to catch; to capture; to seize / to arrest

拘捕 jūbǔ #6,988

to arrest / to detain

搜捕 sōubǔ #10,915

to hunt and arrest / to track down and arrest / manhunt

追捕 zhuībǔ #4,812

to pursue and capture / to hunt down / manhunt