To order the arrest of sb as criminal in Chinese: 通缉 (tōng jī)

tōng jī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 通緝1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to order the arrest of sb as criminal
  2. 2to list as wanted

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Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

/ t/ u/ eng/ first tone

ㄐㄧ

/ j/ i/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

通缉

Simplified

通緝

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 警方正在通缉这个逃走的罪犯。

    jǐng fāng zhèng zài tōng jī zhè ge táo zǒu de zuì fàn。

    The police are putting out a wanted order for this escaped criminal.

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