Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
捉
zhuō
Description
"捉"的意思是用手抓住东西或人。
"捉" means to catch something or someone with your hand.
警察捉小偷，我们也可以说捉鱼、捉虫子。
The police catch thieves; we can also say 捉鱼 (catch fish) or 捉虫子 (catch insects).
Meanings
捉zhuō
to catch; to grab hold of
猫捉住了一只老鼠。
The cat caught a mouse.
捉zhuō
to seize; to capture (a person)
警察捉住了那个小偷。
The police caught the thief.
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Notes
- Nuance
捉 often implies catching something moving or hard to grab, like animals or thieves.
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 shows the action is done with the hands.
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