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被捕

bèi bǔ

2-character word

What 被捕 means

1. to be arrested
2. under arrest

The characters in 被捕

• 被bèiquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
• 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture

Example sentences

• 我听说汤姆被捕了。
  Wǒ tīngshuō Tāngmǔ bèibǔ le.
  I heard Tom was captured.
• 为甚么汤姆没被捕？
  Why wasn't Tom arrested?
• 他因酒后驾驶而被捕。
  Tā yīn jiǔhòujiàshǐ ér bèibǔ.
  He was arrested for drunken driving.
• 我的兄弟被捕了而不是他。
  Wǒ de xiōngdì bèibǔ le ér bù shì tā.
  Instead of him, my brother was arrested.
• 他因滥用公共基金而被捕。
  Tā yīn lànyòng gōnggòng jījīn ér bèibǔ.
  He was arrested for abusing public funds.
• 2018 年 6 月被捕的巴勒斯坦儿童被关押在奥弗监狱。
  The Palestinian children that were arrested in June 2018 are being held in the Ofer prison.