被捕 meaning in English

bèibǔ

to be arrested; under arrest

HSK 7-9verb20 strokes

Meaning of 被捕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bèibǔ
  1. to be arrested
  2. under arrest

被捕 in example sentences

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

我wǒ的de兄xiōng弟dì被bèi捕bǔ了le而ér不bú是shì他tā。
My brother was arrested, not him.
他tā因yīn酒jiǔ后hòu驾jià驶shǐ而ér被bèi捕bǔ。
He was arrested for drunken driving.
我wǒ听tīng说shuō汤tāng姆mǔ被bèi捕bǔ了le。
I heard Tom was captured.
为wèi甚shén么me汤tāng姆mǔ没méi被bèi捕bǔ?
Why wasn't Tom arrested?
2018 年nián 6 月yuè被bèi捕bǔ的de巴bā勒lè斯sī坦tǎn儿ér童tóng被bèi关guān押yā在zài奥ào弗fú监jiān狱yù。
The Palestinian children that were arrested in June 2018 are being held in the Ofer prison.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

被 bèi · quilt · 10 strokes

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捕 bǔ · to catch · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 被捕.

被子bèiziblanket; quilt
被迫bèipòto be compelled; to be forced
被动bèidòngpassive
被告bèigào(law) the defendant; the accused
逮捕dàibǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]
捕捉bǔzhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
被困bèikùnto be trapped; to be stranded
追捕zhuībǔto pursue; to be after
拘捕jūbǔto arrest
被害人bèihàirénvictim
捕猎bǔlièto catch (wild animals); to hunt
捕获bǔhuòto catch; to capture; to seize

Questions about 被捕

What does 被捕 mean?

被捕 (bèibǔ) means "to be arrested; under arrest" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 被捕?

被捕 is made of 2 characters: 被 (10 strokes), 捕 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 被捕 an HSK word?

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