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搜捕 (sōu bǔ): Search and arrest (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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搜捕 consists of 2 characters.

搜 • sōu • to search, to look for • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

sōu搜

to search, to look for

捕 • bǔ • to catch, to seize, to capture • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

bǔ捕

to catch, to seize, to capture

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Pinyinsōu bǔ

Meaningsearch and arrest; hunt down

Characters2

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Example Sentences with 搜捕

Jǐng警

chá察

zhèng正

zài在

sōu搜

bǔ捕

xiǎo小

tōu偷

。

The police are searching for the thief.

Jǐng警

fāng方

zhǎn展

kāi开

le了

dà大

guī规

mó模

de的

sōu

Jīng经

guò过

sān三

tiān天

sōu搜

bǔ捕

，

xián嫌

yí疑

rén

搜

bǔ捕

xíng行

dòng动

。

The police launched a large-scale search and arrest operation.

人

zhōng终

yú于

bèi被

zhuā抓

huò获

。

After three days of searching, the suspect was finally captured.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 搜捕.

Words with 搜

搜索sōu suǒsearch for; hunt for; scout around
搜集sōu jíto gather
搜寻sōu xúnSearch / Seek
搜救sōu jiùSearch and rescue
搜查sōu cháSearch / Investigate
搜身sōu shēnfrisk; body search
搜查证sōu chá zhèngsearch warrant

Words with 捕

捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
逮捕dài bǔarrest; take into custody
捕获bǔ huòCapture
捕食bǔ shíPredation
围捕

wéi bǔ

surround and capture; round up

抓捕zhuā bǔto arrest; to capture

拒捕jù bǔto resist arrest

拘捕jū bǔarrest