巡捕

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Chinese

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to patrol; to make one's rounds to catch; to seize; to capture
trad. (巡捕)
simp. #(巡捕)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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巡捕

  1. to seek and arrest; to begin the search (for a criminal)

Synonyms

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Noun

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巡捕

  1. (historical) police; policeman (in former foreign concessions in China)
  2. (historical, Qing dynasty) accompanying official; entourage

Derived terms

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