Writing
逮捕 (dài bǔ) — how to say "to arrest" in Chinese
逮捕
To arrest
verb
Character composition
逮
to seize, to catch
捕
to catch, to arrest
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
下令逮捕
xiàlìng dàibǔ
order an arrest
逮捕罪犯
dàibǔ zuìfàn
arrest a criminal
Examples
那个小偷昨天在街上被警察逮捕了。
That thief was arrested by the police on the street yesterday.
警察逮捕了他。
The police arrested him.
Frequently asked questions
How to say arrest in Chinese?
"to arrest" in Chinese is 逮捕 (dài bǔ).
逮捕 meaning in English
逮捕 (dài bǔ) means "To arrest".
How is 逮捕 pronounced?
It is pronounced dài bǔ (written as dai bu, daibu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to arrest" in Chinese characters?
It is written 逮捕: 逮 has 11 strokes, 捕 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 逮捕?
逮捕 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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