25 results for 捉

1.lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)2.fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself3.to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others

关门捉贼關門捉賊

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

难以捉摸難以捉摸

1.elusive2.hard to pin down3.enigmatic

捉取

to capture

捉对捉對

to pair off (for a confrontation)

捉急

humorous pronunciation of 着急[zháo jí]

捉获捉獲

to capture

捉捕器

trap (for animals etc)

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀閉塞眼睛捉麻雀

1.lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)2.fig. to act blindly

不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓,

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 邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)

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25 results for 捉

捉HSK 6

1.to clutch2.to grab3.to capture

捕捉HSK 7–9

to catch; to seize; to capture

捉弄

to tease

捉住

1.to catch2.to grapple with3.to hold onto

活捉

to capture alive

捉摸

1.to fathom2.to make sense of3.to grasp

捉拿

1.to arrest2.to catch a criminal

捉奸捉姦

to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

捕风捉影捕風捉影

1.lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations2.to act on hearsay evidence

捉摸不定

(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down

捉拿归案捉拿歸案

to bring to justice

捉襟见肘捉襟見肘

1.lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)2.strapped for cash3.unable to make ends meet

捉捕

1.to arrest2.to seize3.to capture

捉迷藏HSK 7–9

to play hide-and-seek

瓮中捉鳖甕中捉鱉

1.(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)2.(fig.) to go after easy prey

贼喊捉贼賊喊捉賊

1.lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)2.fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself3.to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others

关门捉贼關門捉賊

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

难以捉摸難以捉摸

1.elusive2.hard to pin down3.enigmatic

捉取

to capture

捉对捉對

to pair off (for a confrontation)

捉急

humorous pronunciation of 着急[zháo jí]

捉获捉獲

to capture