粵

拘keoi1捕bou6

keoi1 bou6jū bǔ

English

  1. to arrest
  2. to arrest; to take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由執法人員依法限制疑犯嘅人身自由,看守疑犯,主要係為咗調查或者落案起訴

Examples

  • 警察調查咗十幾日之後,拘捕咗疑犯。

    The police arrested the suspect after more than ten days of investigation.

  • 警察拘捕了這個竊賊。

    The police officers arrested the burglar.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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