MEANING/意义
    捉
      
      
  • zhuō
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    catch; grasp; clutch; to catch (fire) ; to capture (a city etc.) 
    Type verb/动词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 老鹰捉小鸡
      
      
    lǎo yīng zhuō xiǎo jī
      
    sound for pinyin
    the eagle seizes chicken

  • 他捉紧我的手。
      
      
    tā zhuō jín wǒ de shǒu
      
    sound for pinyin
    (Cantonese)  He grabbed my arm.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 捉住
      
    zhuō zhù
      
    sound for pinyin
    hold onto; grapple with; catch (sth and it stops, indicating steadiness) 

  • 捉刀
      
    zhuō dāo
      
    sound for pinyin
    to ghost-write; to write (an article, ...)  for someone else

  • 捉紧
      
    zhuō jǐn
      
    sound for pinyin
    seize; pay close attention; (Cantonese)  firmly grasp

  • 捉摸
      
    zhuō mō
      
    sound for pinyin
    ascertain; (used in the negative)  fathom

  • 捉拿
      
    zhuō ná
      
    sound for pinyin
    arrest catch

  • 捉弄
      
    zhuō nòng
      
    sound for pinyin
    play on; make a fool of

  • 捉取
      
    zhuō qǔ
      
    sound for pinyin
    to capture (prisoners) ; to catch (with emphasis on the result of being caught) 

  • 捉鱼
      
    zhuō yú
      
    sound for pinyin
    catch fish
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