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捕
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Definitions
- 1. to catch
- 2. to seize
- 3. to capture
Example Sentences
1 shown他在用漁網 捕 魚。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 捕
(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
to catch
catcher
bird-catcher
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
insect-catching leaf
to arrest
to apprehend
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
to detain
whaling
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
to patrol
tarantula
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
to arrest
Taiwan pr. [bì bǔ]
to resist arrest
to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap
to catch fish
constable
lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
to prey on
to authorize an arrest
mousetrap
whaler
xenolith (geology)
to arrest
to be arrested
to pursue
to round up (fugitives)
to catch
hunting
head constable
to arrest
to hunt
predator
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
trap (for animals etc)
the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
to fish by casting a net
see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng]
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
to hunt and arrest (fugitives)
to seize
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger