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通缉

tōng jī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 通緝

通缉 (tōng jī) means "to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 通缉 means

1. to order the arrest of sb as criminal
2. to list as wanted

The characters in 通缉

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 缉jīto seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. qì

Example sentences

• 汤姆是通缉犯
  Tāngmǔ shì tōngjīfàn
  Tom is a wanted criminal.
• 汤姆是通缉犯。
  Tom is a wanted criminal.
• 这人因谋杀被通缉。
  Zhè rén yīn móushā bèi tōngjī.
  The man is wanted for murder.
• 汤姆已经上通缉令三年了。
  Tāngmǔ yǐjīng shàng tōngjīlìng sān nián le.
  Tom has been on the wanted list for three years.

Words starting with 通缉

• 通缉令tōng jī lìngorder for arrest; wanted circular; wanted poster
• 通缉犯tōng jī fànwanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)

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