Chinese Conversation · Level 74
90 words
Chinese word
逮捕
Pronunciation
Pinyindài bǔ
Meaning
- verbarrest
Example
警方已经逮捕了嫌疑人。jǐng fāng yǐ jīng dài bǔ le xián yí rén
The police have already arrested the suspect.
More examples
他在机场被逮捕，随后押送回公安局。tā zài jī chǎng bèi dài bǔ suí hòu yā sòng huí gōng ān jú
He was arrested at the airport and then escorted back to the public security bureau.
Core concept
Official action that takes a suspected offender into custody and moves the case into the justice system.
Common phrases
被逮捕bèi dài bǔ
be arrested
逮捕嫌疑人dài bǔ xián yí rén
arrest a suspect
当场逮捕dāng chǎng dài bǔ
arrest on the spot
Similar words
拘留jū liú: Keep a suspect in custody for a set period while restricting the person's freedom of movement.
拘捕jū bǔ: Take a person into custody during an investigation or at the scene.
抓获zhuā huò: Find and capture a criminal who is fleeing or hiding.
Definition in Chinese
指公安机关依法将有犯罪嫌疑的人控制、限制人身自由并移送司法机关处理的行为。zhǐ gōng ān jī guān yī fǎ jiāng yǒu fàn zuì xián yí de rén kòng zhì xiàn zhì rén shēn zì yóu bìng yí sòng sī fǎ jī guān chú lǐ de xíng wéi
Word origin
逮 (dǎi, "reach and catch") + 捕 (bǔ, "capture") forms the idea of catching someone and placing that person in official custody.
Usage tips
- In everyday reports, the subject is often 警方 (jǐngfāng, "police"), while the person in custody follows the verb as its object, making the sentence pattern easy to recognize.