捕

bǔ · bu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to catch; to seize; to capture

In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)捕(bǔ)到(dào)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)。

The police quickly caught the thief.

02

渔(yú)民(mín)出(chū)海(hǎi)捕(bǔ)鱼(yú),傍(bàng)晚(wǎn)才(cái)回(huí)来(lái)。

The fishermen went out to sea to catch fish and only returned in the evening.

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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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