捉
verb C1- to clutch
- to grab
- to capture
Words with it
- 捕捉 bǔ zhuō to catch
- 捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek
- 活捉 huó zhuō to capture alive
- 捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease
- 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch
- 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest
- 捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom
- 捉奸 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act
- 捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows
- 难以捉摸 nán yǐ zhuō mō elusive
From the library
当下众邻居有拿鸡蛋来的，有拿白酒来的，也有背了斗米来的，也有捉两只鸡来的。
母殷夫人自成之，令康伯捉熨斗，谓康伯曰：「且箸襦，寻作复㡓。
及至各县捕快捉来的强盗，不是老实乡民，就是被强盗胁了去看守骡马的人。
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