| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 捉 | 捉 | zhuō | zhuo1 | to clutch; to grab; to capture | ||
| 2 | 捕捉 | 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | bu3 zhuo1 | to catch; to seize; to capture | ||
| 3 | 捉住 | 捉住 | zhuō zhù | zhuo1 zhu4 | to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto | ||
| 4 | 捉摸 | 捉摸 | zhuō mō | zhuo1 mo1 | to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp | ||
| 5 | 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 | bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo | bu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1 | 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 in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity) | ||
| 6 | 捉获 | 捉獲 | zhuō huò | zhuo1 huo4 | to capture | ||
| 7 | 捉取图像 | 捉取圖像 | zhuō qǔ tú xiàng | zhuo1 qu3 tu2 xiang4 | capture image | ||
| 8 | 捉取 | 捉取 | zhuō qǔ | zhuo1 qu3 | to capture | ||
| 9 | 捉弄 | 捉弄 | zhuō nòng | zhuo1 nong4 | to tease | ||
| 10 | 捉拿归案 | 捉拿歸案 | zhuō ná guī àn | zhuo1 na2 gui1 an4 | to bring to justice | ||
| 11 | 捉拿 | 捉拿 | zhuō ná | zhuo1 na2 | to arrest; to catch a criminal | ||
| 12 | 捉摸不定 | 捉摸不定 | zhuō mō bù dìng | zhuo1 mo1 bu4 ding4 | Uncertain | ||
| 13 | 捉迷藏 | 捉迷藏 | zhuō mí cáng | zhuo1 mi2 cang2 | to play hide-and-seek | ||
| 14 | 捉襟见肘 | 捉襟見肘 | zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3 | lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet | ||
| 15 | 捉奸 | 捉姦 | zhuō jiān | zhuo1 jian1 | to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) | ||
| 16 | 捉急 | 捉急 | zhuō jí | zhuo1 ji2 | humorous pronunciation of 着急 | ||
| 17 | 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 | 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 | bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què | bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4 | lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly | ||
| 18 | 捉鬼 | 捉鬼 | zhuō guǐ | zhuo1 gui3 | Catch ghosts | ||
| 19 | 捉不胜捉 | 捉不勝捉 | zhuō bù shèng zhuō | zhuo1 bu4 sheng4 zhuo1 | to be too many to catch | ||
| 20 | 捉捕器 | 捉捕器 | zhuō bǔ qì | zhuo1 bu3 qi4 | trap (for animals etc) | ||
| 21 | 捉捕 | 捉捕 | zhuō bǔ | zhuo1 bu3 | to arrest; to seize; to capture | ||
| 22 | 贼喊捉贼 | 賊喊捉賊 | zéi hǎn zhuō zéi | zei2 han3 zhuo1 zei2 | lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others | ||
| 23 | 瓮中捉鳖 | 甕中捉鱉 | wèng zhōng zhuō biē | weng4 zhong1 zhuo1 bie1 | to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot | ||
| 24 | 难以捉摸 | 難以捉摸 | nán yǐ zhuō mō | nan2 yi3 zhuo1 mo1 | elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic | ||
| 25 | 关门捉贼 | 關門捉賊 | guān mén zhuō zéi | guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2 | to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) |
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