to order the arrest of somebody as criminal (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
通緝
Radicals
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Phonetically similar words
统计 tǒng jì - statistics; numerical statement (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
警方发布通缉令，悬赏抓捕逃犯。 Jǐngfāng fābù tōngjī lìng, xuánshǎng zhuābǔ táo fàn. - The police issued a wanted notice and offered a reward for capturing the fugitive.
他因为抢劫罪被通缉了。 Tā yīnwèi qiǎngjié zuì bèi tōngjīle. - He is wanted for robbery.
通缉犯在逃亡期间藏匿在山中。 Tōngjī fàn zài táowáng qījiān cángnì zài shān zhōng. - The fugitive hid in the mountains during his escape.
他已经被通缉了多年，但仍未被捕。 Tā yǐjīng bèi tōngjīle duō nián, dàn réng wèi bèi bǔ. - He has been wanted for many years but has not been captured yet.
通缉令发出后，公众积极协助警方抓捕犯人。 Tōngjī lìng fāchū hòu, gōngzhòng jījí xiézhù jǐngfāng zhuābǔ fàn rén. - After the wanted notice was issued, the public actively assisted the police in capturing the criminal.
Characters
通 tòng - authority, expert; common, general; whole, all; used for documents, letters, telegrams or phone calls |
缉 qī - seize, arrest |