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俘虏 (fú lǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

俘虏 (fú lǔ) is a Chinese word: to capture; to take prisoner. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 俘虏

动 dòng verb

to capture; to take prisoner

我军成功俘虏了敌方指挥官。

wǒ jūn chéng gōng fú lǔ le dí fāng zhǐ huī guān

Our army successfully captured the enemy commander.

名 míng noun

captive

他们释放了所有的俘虏。

tā men shì fàng le suǒ yǒu de fú lǔ

They released all the captives.

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Word breakdown

俘 fú — to capture, the state of being captured

虏 lǔ — prisoner, captive person

Structure & writing
1 俘 fú — prisoner of war; captive

俘 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 虏 lǔ — to capture (in battle)

虏 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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