搜捕 (sōu bǔ) — to search for and arrest (suspects); to raid (a place)
Definition
搜捕 (sōubǔ) is an official/law-enforcement verb meaning to search for and arrest — combines searching and detaining in one action, stronger than plain 抓 (just 'grab/catch').
verb
to search for and arrest (suspects)to raid (a place)
Examples
- 搜捕。Jǐng fāng lián yè duì nà dòng lóu jìn xíng le sōu bǔ.The police raided that building overnight.
- 搜捕，。Tā men sōu bǔ le sān tiān, zhōng yú zhuā zhù le xián yí rén.They searched for three days and finally caught the suspect.
- 搜捕，。Zhè cì sōu bǔ xíng dòng fēi cháng shùn lì, méi yǒu yù dào dǐ kàng.This raid went very smoothly, with no resistance encountered.
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