俘虜
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: hu1 lu2
POJ: hu-lú
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: hu-lú
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
verb: to capture (the enemy), to take captive
俘虜
俘虜
Wiktionary lists both a verb sense ('to capture/take captive') and an equally common noun sense ('captive; prisoner of war'); the verb sense was chosen but the noun sense may be just as frequent in actual usage.