捉 zhuō

grasp, clutch; catch, seize

HSK 6 #1822

DEFINITIONS

  • grasp, clutch
  • catch, seize
  • to clutch
  • to grab
  • to capture

STROKES

捉 stroke order diagram
捉 stroke order animation

WORDS

捕捉 bǔ zhuō
HSK 6
to catch; to seize; to capture
捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease
捉住 zhuō zhù to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest; to catch a criminal
捉奸 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
捕风捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice
捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo ， zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo ， zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
捉取 zhuō qǔ to capture
捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
捉急 zhuō jí humorous pronunciation of 著急|着急[zhao2 ji2]
捉拿歸案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice
捉捕 zhuō bǔ to arrest; to seize; to capture
捉捕器 zhuō bǔ qì trap (for animals etc)
捉获 zhuō huò to capture
捉獲 zhuō huò to capture
捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek
捕風捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
贼喊捉贼 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others
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