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被捕

bèi bǔ · bei bu

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to be arrested
  2. under arrest
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2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)滥(làn)用(yòng)公(gōng)共(gòng)基(jī)金(jīn)而(ér)被(bèi)捕(bǔ)。

He was arrested for abusing public funds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)兄(xiōng)弟(dì)被(bèi)捕(bǔ)了(le)而(ér)不(bú)是(shì)他(tā)。

Instead of him, my brother was arrested.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by TrioLinguist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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