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缴获 (jiǎo huò) — to capture, to seize (in military or law enforcement context)

Definition

缴获 (jiǎo huò) is a formal verb meaning to capture or seize enemy or contraband property — used in military, police, and customs contexts for taking possession of weapons, supplies, or illegal goods.

verb
to captureto seize (in military or law enforcement context)

Examples

  • 缴获。
    Jǐng fāng zài zhè cì xíng dòng zhōng jiǎo huò le dà liàng fēi fǎ wǔ qì.
    The police captured a large number of illegal weapons in this operation.
  • 。
    Wǒ jūn zài zhàn chǎng shàng jiǎo huò le dí rén de dàn yào kù.
    Our army seized the enemy's ammunition depot on the battlefield.
  • 缴获。
    Hǎi guān rén yuán cóng lǚ kè xíng li zhōng jiǎo huò le yì pī zǒu sī pǐn.
    Customs officers seized a batch of smuggled goods from the passenger's luggage.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

缴jiǎoseize
获huòobtain

缴 'seize' and 获 'obtain' together mean to capture and take possession.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繳; 缴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
敫
敫jiǎo繳jiǎo
Same sound today

The traditional form 繳 pairs 糸, silk, with 敫 for its sound; it meant raw silk thread. The simplified 缴 is a later shorthand.

Open 缴 →

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.

Open 获 →
Appears in
Crime & PoliceMilitary & Defense

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