逮 (dǎi): (coll.) to catch, to seize, to capture, (literary) to reach, used in 逮捕 (Taiwan pr.)
逮 (dǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “(coll.) to catch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 隶 (phonetic). It ranks #2165 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 逮 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- (coll.) to catch
- to seize
- to capture
- (literary) to reach
- used in 逮捕 (Taiwan pr.)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest |
| 力有未逮 | lì yǒu wèi dài | beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) |
| 不逮捕特权 | bù dài bǔ tè quán | the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caugh... |
| 狗逮老鼠 | gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ | lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) |
逮 appears in 4 compound words: 25 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 逮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
逮字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
dǎi zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "逮" has different usages in different contexts.
苗栗男当取簿手被逮 赚2000元代价1年8个月
miáo 栗 nán dāng qǔ 簿 shǒu bèi dǎi zhuàn 2 0 0 0 yuán dài jià 1 nián 8 gè yuè
Miaoli man was arrested as a bookkeeper and earned 2,000 yuan for 1 year and 8 months
...装9次“狼狈逃700KM”躲阿里山民宿被逮
. . . zhuāng 9 cì láng bèi táo 7 0 0 K M duǒ ā lǐ shān mín sù bèi dǎi
... He was arrested 9 times for "escaping 700KM in embarrassment" to hide in Alishan B&B
舒涵事业起飞却逮到老公出轨!崩溃到不知道要先哭 还是先工...
shū hán shì yè qǐ fēi què dǎi dào lǎo gōng chū guǐ ! bēng kuì dào bù zhī dào yāo xiān kū hái shì xiān gōng . . .
Shu Han's career took off but caught her husband cheating! Collapsed to the point where I don't know whether to cry first or work first...
高雄大寮毒驾冲撞警车 拦腰撞断电杆男女就逮
gāo xióng dà 寮 dú jià chōng zhuàng jǐng chē lán yāo zhuàng duàn diàn gān nán nǚ jiù dǎi
Kaohsiung Daliao's drug driver crashed into a police car and stopped the waist and broke the power pole and arrested the man and woman
制作人夥同旗下歌手持毒遭逮! XG退追踪急切割:绝无关联
zhì zuò rén 夥 tóng qí xià gē shǒu chí dú zāo dǎi ! X G tuì zhuī zōng jí qiē gē : jué wú guān lián
The producer and his singer were arrested for drug possession! XG retraction and sharp cut: absolutely unrelated
警察逮捕了汤姆吗？
Jǐngchá dàibǔ le Tāngmǔ ma?
Did the police arrest Tom?
他超速驾驶，被警察逮捕了。
Tā chāosù jiàshǐ, bèi jǐngchá dàibǔ le.
The policeman arrested him for speeding.
警察逮捕了谋杀这位小姐的凶手。
Jǐngchá dàibǔ le móushā zhèwèi xiǎojie de xiōngshǒu.
The police arrested the man who had murdered the girl.
警方逮捕了嫌疑人。
Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le xiányírén.
The police arrested the suspect.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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