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Expressing 'being arrested' with 被捕 (bèibǔ)
Actions & Events
Passive & Receiving
Structure
Subject + 被捕
Explanation
The word 被捕 (bèibǔ) means 'to be arrested' or 'to be apprehended by authorities.' It combines the passive marker 被 with 捕 (to catch), forming a compact way to express that someone has been taken into custody. It commonly appears in news reports describing criminal suspects.
Examples
那个嫌疑人昨天晚上在机场被捕了。
Nàge xiányírén zuótiān wǎnshang zài jīchǎng bèi bǔ le.
That suspect was arrested at the airport last night.
警方宣布，三名犯罪嫌疑人已经被捕。
Jǐngfāng xuānbù, sān míng fànzuì xiányírén yǐjīng bèi bǔ.
The police announced that three criminal suspects have been arrested.
他逃亡了两年，最终还是被捕了。
Tā táowáng le liǎng nián, zuìzhōng háishi bèi bǔ le.
He was on the run for two years but was eventually arrested.