() — (bound form) to capture; prisoner of war; captive

Definition

俘 (fú) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to capture' or 'captive,' almost always paired with 虏 as the set word 俘虏 ('prisoner of war / to capture').

bound form
(bound form) to captureprisoner of warcaptive

Examples

  • Jūn duì zhuā le hěn duō fú lǔ.
    The army captured many prisoners of war.
  • Zhè bù diàn yǐng fú huò le guān zhòng de xīn.
    This movie captured the hearts of the audience.
  • Nà xiē zhàn fú bèi guān zài jiān yù lǐ.
    Those prisoners of war were held in prison.

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