逮捕 (dài bǔ) — to arrest, to apprehend (a suspect)
Definition
逮捕 (dài bǔ) is the formal/legal verb for arresting a suspect — stronger and more official than 抓 ('to grab/catch') and 拿 ('to seize'), and used only with people in a criminal context.
verb
to arrestto apprehend (a suspect)
Examples
- 逮捕。Nà ge táo fàn yǐ jīng bèi dài bǔ le.That fugitive has already been arrested.
- 逮捕。Jǐng fāng lián yè dài bǔ le sān míng fàn zuì xián yí rén.The police arrested three criminal suspects overnight.
- 。Zhí xíng dài bǔ lìng shí bì xū chū shì zhèng jiàn.You must show identification when executing an arrest warrant.
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