day 113crime and the police

crime and the police

Talk about a crime and the police work that follows, from reporting it to the arrest, and say “even …, let alone …” with 尚且……何况.

today’s words

• 犯罪 fànzuì · to commit a crime
• 罪犯 zuìfàn · criminal
• 歹徒 dǎitú · thug, criminal
• 凶手 xiōngshǒu · murderer, culprit
• 杀手 shāshǒu · killer (also figurative)
• 杀害 shāhài · to murder, kill
• 谋害 móuhài · to plot to kill
• 尸体 shītǐ · corpse, (dead) body
• 案件 ànjiàn · (legal) case
• 报案 bào'àn · to report (a crime) to the police
• 立案 lì'àn · to open a case
• 破案 pò'àn · to solve a case
• 侦查 zhēnchá · to investigate (a crime)
• 侦探 zhēntàn · detective; to detect
• 嫌疑 xiányí · suspicion
• 涉嫌 shèxián · to be suspected of
• 通缉 tōngjī · to put on the wanted list
• 逮 dǎi · to catch (spoken)
• 逮捕 dàibǔ · to arrest
• 拘留 jūliú · to detain
• 扣留 kòuliú · to detain, hold
• 扣押 kòuyā · to seize, hold
• 囚犯 qiúfàn · prisoner
• 监狱 jiānyù · prison
• 自首 zìshǒu · to turn oneself in
• 巡逻 xúnluó · to patrol
• 治安 zhì'ān · public order, public safety
• 执法 zhífǎ · to enforce the law
• 搜查 sōuchá · to search (a place)
• 查获 cháhuò · to seize, track down
• 查处 cháchǔ · to investigate and punish
• 查明 chámíng · to find out, establish (facts)
• 追踪 zhuīzōng · to track, trace
• 踪迹 zōngjì · trace, track
• 指纹 zhǐwén · fingerprint

sentences

• 钱包丢了，要马上去派出所报案。 · If you lose your wallet, report it at the police station at once.
• 警察已经立案调查了。事情查清楚以后，就会交给法院审理。 · The police have opened an investigation. Once it is cleared up, the case will go to court.
• 犯罪的人总会留下踪迹。 · Criminals always leave traces.
• 现在很多手机可以用指纹开锁。 · Many phones now unlock with a fingerprint.
• 罪犯最后去派出所自首了，法院可能会从轻判处。 · The criminal finally gave himself up at the police station, so the court may sentence him more leniently.