俘虏
Old HSK 6
俘虏 (fúlǔ) · captive
俘虏 (fúlǔ) means “captive; prisoner of war; to capture”. It is written with 2 characters: 俘 (prisoner of war) + 虏 (prisoner). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 俘虏 is built
The characters
俘 fú · prisoner of war
What 俘 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 孚fú — to brood over eggs
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
虏 lǔ · prisoner
What 虏 is made of
- 虍hū — tiger
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
历史书上写着他们放了所有俘虏。Lìshǐ shū shàng xiě zhe tāmen fàng le suǒyǒu fúlǔ.The history book says they released all the prisoners.
这部电影讲的是一个俘虏的故事。Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yí gè fúlǔ de gùshì.This film tells the story of a prisoner of war.
Questions about 俘虏
What does 俘虏 mean?
俘虏 (fúlǔ) means “captive; prisoner of war; to capture”.
How do you pronounce 俘虏?
俘虏 is pronounced fúlǔ.
Which HSK level is 俘虏?
俘虏 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 俘虏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.