通缉 meaning in English

tōngjī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 通緝22 strokes

Meaning of 通缉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tōngjī
  1. to order the arrest of sb as criminal
  2. to list as wanted

通缉 in example sentences

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

汤tāng姆mǔ已yǐ经jīng上shàng通tōng缉jī令lìng三sān年nián了le。
Tom has been on the wanted list for three years.
这zhè人rén因yīn谋móu杀shā被bèi通tōng缉jī。
The man is wanted for murder.
汤tāng姆mǔ是shì通tōng缉jī犯fàn。
Tom is a wanted criminal.

Stroke order for each character

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

通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes

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缉 jī · to sieze · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 通缉.

通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
通知tōngzhīto notify; to inform
普通pǔtōngcommon; ordinary
交通jiāotōngto be connected; traffic
普通话pǔtōnghuàPutonghua; standard Mandarin
通常tōngchángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
通信tōngxìnto correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunicatio
通知书tōngzhīshūwritten notice
沟通gōutōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
流通liútōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
通用tōngyòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook et
通话tōnghuàto hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone

Questions about 通缉

What does 通缉 mean?

通缉 (tōngjī) means "to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 通缉?

通缉 is made of 2 characters: 通 (10 strokes), 缉 (12 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 通缉 an HSK word?

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

How is 通缉 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 通缉 is written 通緝.