俘虏 meaning in English

fúlǔ

to take prisoner; a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 俘虜17 strokes

Meaning of 俘虏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fúlǔ
  1. to take prisoner
  2. a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)

Stroke order for each character

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俘 fú · prisoner of war · 9 strokes

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虏 lǔ · prisoner · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 俘虏.

俘获fúhuòto capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic partic
战俘zhànfúprisoner of war

Questions about 俘虏

What does 俘虏 mean?

俘虏 (fúlǔ) means "to take prisoner; a captive (usu. a prisoner of war)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 俘虏?

俘虏 is made of 2 characters: 俘 (9 strokes), 虏 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 俘虏 an HSK word?

Yes. 俘虏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 俘虏 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 俘虏 is written 俘虜.