逮捕

• Pinyin: dài bǔ
• Hanzi breakdown: 逮 = 辶 + 隶 (to catch up with); 捕 = 扌 + 甫 (to seize)

Meaning

To arrest; to apprehend and detain a suspect under legal authority.

A formal legal term used in criminal procedure to describe the act of taking a suspect into custody by law enforcement. Requires specific legal procedures under Chinese law.

Examples

1. 警方在证据确凿之后正式宣布逮捕该嫌疑人。 After the evidence was conclusive, the police formally announced the arrest of the suspect.
2. 检察院批准了对涉案人员的逮捕令。 The procuratorate approved arrest warrants for the people involved in the case.
3. 他因涉嫌欺诈罪而遭到当地警察局的逮捕。 He was arrested by the local police department on suspicion of fraud.

Usage Guide

Context: law, crime, government

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 警方依法对其实施逮捕。(Police carried out the arrest in accordance with the law.)
• 嫌疑人已被逮捕并移送检察院。(The suspect has been arrested and transferred to the procuratorate.)

Don't Say

• 我把他逮捕了 — ordinary people cannot lawfully arrest anyone; use 抓住 or 扭送 for citizen detention; 逮捕 requires official authority

Origin & History

逮 (to catch) + 捕 (to apprehend)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal