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截获 (jié huò) — to intercept and seize

Definition

A formal/military term meaning to intercept and seize (information, contraband, communications). Pairs naturally with 情报, 毒品, 走私物品; the act of stopping something in transit and taking it.

verb
to intercept and seize

Examples

  • 截获。
    Jǐng fāng zài biān jìng jié huò le dà liàng dú pǐn.
    The police intercepted and seized a large quantity of drugs at the border.
  • 截获。
    Tā men jié huò le dí rén fā chū de zhòng yào xìn xī.
    They intercepted important information sent by the enemy.
  • 截获。
    Hǎi guān jié huò le yì pī zǒu sī wù pǐn.
    Customs intercepted and seized a batch of smuggled goods.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

截jiécut off
获huòcapture

The 截 cut off and 获 capture combine to mean intercept and seize.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戈戈gē
Sound part声符shēngfú
雀
雀què截jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

截 combines 戈 and 雀, with 雀 supplying the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獲; 获 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò獲huò
Same sound today

The traditional form 獲 combines 犭 (dog) with 蒦, a sound part, to show catching animals with a dog. The simplified 获 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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