抓捕 (zhuā bǔ) — to arrest, to capture
Definition
A formal verb meaning 'to arrest / apprehend', used for police and law-enforcement actions on suspects or criminals. Stronger and more official than the everyday 抓.
verb
to arrestto capture
Examples
- 抓捕。Jǐng fāng lián yè zhuā bǔ le duō míng xián yí rén.The police arrested several suspects overnight.
- 抓捕。Zhè cì zhuā bǔ xíng dòng fēi cháng chéng gōng.This arrest operation was very successful.
- 抓捕。Tā men jì huà zài biān jìng fù jìn shí shī zhuā bǔ.They plan to carry out the capture near the border.
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