巡捕
xún bǔ
Pinyin

Definition

巡捕
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xún bǔ
  1. to patrol
  2. policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

捕捉
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
追捕
zhuī bǔ
  1. 1 to pursue
  2. 2 to be after
  3. 3 to hunt down
巡
xún
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 to make one's rounds
  3. 3 classifier for rounds of drinks
巡演
xún yǎn
  1. 1 (theater etc) to tour
  2. 2 to be on tour
  3. 3 to give itinerant performances
  4. 4 abbr. for 巡迴演出|巡回演出[xún huí yǎn chū]
巡航
xún háng
  1. 1 to cruise
巡视
xún shì
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 to make a tour
  3. 3 to inspect
  4. 4 to scan with one's eyes
巡警
xún jǐng
  1. 1 police officer
巡回
xún huí
  1. 1 to go around
  2. 2 to roam
  3. 3 to tour
巡游
xún yóu
  1. 1 to cruise
  2. 2 to patrol
巡逻
xún luó
  1. 1 to patrol (police, army or navy)
抓捕
zhuā bǔ
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to capture
捕
bǔ
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕获
bǔ huò
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to seize
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
搜捕
sōu bǔ
  1. 1 to hunt and arrest (fugitives)
  2. 2 to track down and arrest
  3. 3 a manhunt
被捕
bèi bǔ
  1. 1 to be arrested
  2. 2 under arrest
逮捕
dài bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to apprehend
  3. 3 an arrest
出巡
chū xún
  1. 1 to go on an inspection tour
围捕
wéi bǔ
  1. 1 to fish by casting a net
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to surround and seize

Idioms (4)

捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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