Chinese word dictionary

逮捕

dàibǔ · to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified逮捕

Traditional逮捕

Pinyindàibǔ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

逮dǎi

to catch, to seize; to arrive, to reach

捕bǔ

to arrest, to catch, to seize

How to learn 逮捕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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捕获bǔhuò

to catch; to capture; to seize

捕食bǔshí

to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food

捕捉bǔzhuō

to catch; to seize; to capture

狗逮老鼠gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ

lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom); fig. to be meddlesome

力有未逮lì yǒu wèi dài

beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)

被捕bèi bǔ

to be arrested; under arrest