查获 cháhuò to track down and seize
to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)
How to remember 查获: 查 to check + 获 get = to track down and seize.
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How it is used
- 'To track down and seize' - 查获走私货物 (cháhuò zǒusī huòwù) to seize smuggled goods.
- Law-enforcement term: to uncover and confiscate contraband or catch a suspect through investigation.
- 当场查获 (dāngchǎng cháhuò) caught/seized on the spot.