拒捕 (jù bǔ) — to resist arrest | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/law-enforcement term for 'to resist arrest', used in legal and news contexts. Plain speech more often uses 拒了警察 (refused the police) or 反抗抓捕.

verb

to resist arrest

Examples

拒捕。
Fàn zuì xián yí rén yīn wèi jù bǔ bèi jiā xíng le.
The suspect received a longer sentence for resisting arrest.
，。
Tā jù le bǔ, jié guǒ shāng le yí gè jǐng chá.
He resisted arrest and ended up injuring a police officer.
，。
Jǐng fāng shuō tā jù guò bǔ, dàn zhè cì méi yǒu.
The police said he had resisted arrest before, but not this time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

拒jùresist

捕bǔarrest

拒 means resist and 捕 means arrest, describing resistance to arrest.

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.

扌巨拒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

巨

巨jù拒⁰jù

Same sound today

拒 pairs 扌 (hand) with 巨, a part that gives the sound.

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

扌甫捕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

甫fǔ捕bǔ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

捕 uses 扌 (a hand, from 手) to show catching, and 甫 for the sound.

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