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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

被捕 [bèibǔ]
  1. 1. verb To be arrested.
    在机场,一名逃犯当场被捕
    A criminal was arrested on the spot at the airport.
  2. 2. capture

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

被捕 [bèibǔ]
  1. 1. 遭到逮捕
    这几名犯罪嫌疑人已经被捕

Examples

被捕
be arrested; be under arrest
他做地下工作时,曾因叛徒告密而被捕
When he was doing underground work he was arrested because a renegade informed against him.
作案时被捕
be caught in the act; be caught red-handed
他因参赌而被捕
He was arrested for gambling.
这名惯贼多次被捕入狱。
This hardened thief has been in jail many times.
头子被捕后,这个黑社会集团很快就冰消瓦解了。
After their leader was caught, the underground gang soon fell apart.
凶手已经被捕
the when and where of his arrest
被捕的时间和地点

Word Decomposition


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