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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