拘捕 meaning in English

jūbǔ

to arrest

18 strokes

Meaning of 拘捕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jūbǔ
  1. to arrest

拘捕 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

警jǐng察chá拘jū捕bǔ了le这zhè个ge窃qiè贼zéi。
The police officers arrested the burglar.

Stroke order for each character

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拘 jū · to detain · 8 strokes

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捕 bǔ · to catch · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 拘捕.

逮捕dàibǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]
被捕bèibǔto be arrested; under arrest
拘留jūliúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
捕捉bǔzhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
拘束jūshùto restrict; to restrain
追捕zhuībǔto pursue; to be after
捕猎bǔlièto catch (wild animals); to hunt
捕获bǔhuòto catch; to capture; to seize
捕鱼bǔyúto catch fish; to fish
抓捕zhuābǔto seize; to capture
搜捕sōubǔto hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest
捕食bǔshíto prey on; to catch and feed on

Questions about 拘捕

What does 拘捕 mean?

拘捕 (jūbǔ) means "to arrest".

How do you write 拘捕?

拘捕 is made of 2 characters: 拘 (8 strokes), 捕 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.