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捕 bǔ

to arrest, to catch, to seize

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌甫 ⿰扌甫

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  1. 警察终于逮捕了那个小偷。
    Jǐngchá zhōngyú dàibǔ le nàge xiǎotōu.
    The police finally arrested that thief.
    police finally arrest (particle) that (measure) thief
  2. 渔民今天能捕到多少鱼？
    Yúmín jīntiān néng bǔ dào duōshao yú?
    How many fish can the fishermen catch today?
    fisherman today can catch reach how-many fish
  3. 我们应该尽快捕捉这个机会。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi jǐnkuài bǔzhuō zhège jīhuì.
    We should seize this opportunity as soon as possible.
    we should as-soon-as-possible catch this (measure) opportunity
  4. 警察还没有逮捕到犯人。
    Jǐngchá hái méiyǒu dàibǔ dào fànrén.
    The police haven't arrested the criminal yet.
    police still not-have arrest reach criminal
  5. 经过三天的追踪，警方终于在机场逮捕了嫌疑人。
    Jīngguò sān tiān de zhuīzōng, jǐngfāng zhōngyú zài jīchǎng dàibǔ le xiányírén.
    After three days of tracking, the police finally arrested the suspect at the airport.
    pass-through three day (particle) tracking, police-side finally at airport arrest (particle) suspect

Words with 捕 (2)