查获

查获 cháhuò

To track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)^†

查获 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體查獲 chahuo

What 查获 means

To track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 查获, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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查获 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

查

chá

Investigate

获

huò

Capture (obtain - reap)

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查获 in a sentence

海关查获了一批走私商品。

Hǎiguān cháhuò le yì pī zǒusī shāngpǐn.

Customs seized a consignment of smuggled goods.

警方查获了大量假药。

Jǐngfāng cháhuò le dàliàng jiǎ yào.

The police uncovered a large quantity of counterfeit medicine.

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Questions about 查获

What does 查获 mean in English?

查获 is pronounced cháhuò and means To track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc) †.

How do you pronounce 查获?

查获 is cháhuò in pinyin — written chahuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 查获?

查获 is written with 2 characters: 查 (chá) Investigate, 获 (huò) Capture (obtain - reap). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 查获 written in traditional Chinese?

查獲. The simplified form 查获 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 查獲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cháhuò.

Is 查获 an HSK word?

Yes — 查获 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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