捉

zhuō · zhuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to clutch
  2. to grab
  3. to capture

In a sentence

2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)河(hé)边(biān)捉(zhuō)小(xiǎo)鱼(yú),玩(wán)得(de)很(hěn)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

The children were catching small fish by the river and had a lot of fun.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)捉(zhuō)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)偷(tōu)东(dōng)西(xi)的(de)人(rén)。

The police quickly caught the person who stole things.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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