人贓俱獲 rén zāng jù huò

to be caught red-handed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be caught red-handed
  2. 2. (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
贓 zāng
variant of 贓zāng; stolen goods; booty
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
獲 huò
to obtain; to catch; to capture