查获

chá huò

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)

Word relationships

Related words

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• 缴获 jiǎo huò 缴获 jiǎo huò to capture 指在行动中缴获物品，如武器、毒品: to capture

Usage notes

Collocations

通常用于海关、警察等执法部门，宾语多为违禁品或嫌疑人，如查获毒品。

Common mistakes

不要与“查出”混淆，“查获”强调实际扣留或捕获，而“查出”仅指发现事实。

Example Sentences

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警方在检查站 查获 了一批走私香烟。

The police seized a batch of smuggled cigarettes at the checkpoint.

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Child Words of 查获

• 查 查 chá: to research
• 获 获 huò: (literary) to catch; to capture