Chinese Word: 捕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

捕HSK 6

Pinyin: bǔ

English Definition: to catch; to seize; to capture

Chinese Definition:
①捉，逮：捕捉。捕获。捕杀。巡捕。缉捕。捕风捉影。

Antonyms: 释

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:甫 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 甫 [ fǔ ] to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

Similar Characters: 辅哺铺搏脯膊蒲埔

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逮捕HSK 6	dài bǔ	to arrest; to apprehend; an arrest
被捕	bèi bǔ	to be arrested; under arrest
捕捉HSK 6	bǔ zhuō	to catch; to seize; to capture
捕捞	bǔ lāo	to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
抓捕	zhuā bǔ	to seize; to capture

1		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了。 I was arrested by the police.
3		zhè ge 这个 yú fū 渔夫 hěn 很 huì 会 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 This fisherman is very good at catching fish.
4		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 xián yí fàn 嫌疑犯。 The police officer arrested the suspect.
5		tā 他 yīn 因 xī dú 吸毒 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for drug abuse.

1		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了。 I was arrested by the police.
3		zhè ge 这个 yú fū 渔夫 hěn 很 huì 会 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 This fisherman is very good at catching fish.
4		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 xián yí fàn 嫌疑犯。 The police officer arrested the suspect.
5		tā 他 yīn 因 xī dú 吸毒 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for drug abuse.