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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 zhuōzhuo1to clutch; to grab; to capture
2捕捉 捕捉 zhuōbu3 zhuo1to catch; to seize; to capture
3捉住 捉住 zhuō zhùzhuo1 zhu4to catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
4捉摸 捉摸 zhuō zhuo1 mo1to 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 guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māobu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1it 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 huòzhuo1 huo4to capture
7捉取图像 捉取圖像 zhuō xiàngzhuo1 qu3 tu2 xiang4capture image
8捉取 捉取 zhuō zhuo1 qu3to capture
9捉弄 捉弄 zhuō nòngzhuo1 nong4to tease
10捉拿归案 捉拿歸案 zhuō guī ànzhuo1 na2 gui1 an4to bring to justice
11捉拿 捉拿 zhuō zhuo1 na2to arrest; to catch a criminal
12捉迷藏 捉迷藏 zhuō cángzhuo1 mi2 cang2to play hide-and-seek
13捉襟见肘 捉襟見肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒuzhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
14捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiānzhuo1 jian1to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
15捉急 捉急 zhuō zhuo1 ji2humorous pronunciation of 着急
16闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 yǎn jīng zhuō quèbi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly
17捉不胜捉 捉不勝捉 zhuō shèng zhuōzhuo1 bu4 sheng4 zhuo1to be too many to catch
18捉捕器 捉捕器 zhuō zhuo1 bu3 qi4trap (for animals etc)
19捉捕 捉捕 zhuō zhuo1 bu3to arrest; to seize; to capture
20贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéizei2 han3 zhuo1 zei2lit. 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
21瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biēweng4 zhong1 zhuo1 bie1to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
22难以捉摸 難以捉摸 nán zhuō nan2 yi3 zhuo1 mo1elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic
23关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéiguan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
24捕风捉影 捕風捉影 fēng zhuō yǐngbu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence

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