赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 总可捕量 總可捕量 total allowable catch / entire allowable catch 单位努力量渔获量 catch per unit of effort / catch per effort / fishing success 最高持续产量 maximum sustainable yield / maximum equilibrium catch / maximum sustained yield / sustainable catch 分层网次渔获量 分層網次漁獲量 stratified mean catch per tow / stratified average catch per tow 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn 堵床上 dǔ chuáng shàng (coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act 躺枪 躺槍 tǎng qiāng (neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it / to be unfairly targeted / to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪[tang3zhe5 ye3 zhong4qiang1]) 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn 蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life) 跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn 过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners 𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent 榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat 看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 捕捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with / to keep pace with 追赶 追趕 zhuī gǎn to pursue / to chase after / to accelerate / to catch up with / to overtake syn 风行 風行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular syn 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 接着 接著 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn syn 捕获 捕獲 bǔ huò to catch / to capture / to seize syn 染上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit) syn 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry syn 听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken) 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto syn 接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept 喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath syn 走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire syn 赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom) / to catch sb off guard syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 坐飞机 坐飛機 zuò fēi jī to catch a plane 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest / to catch a criminal syn 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 捕食 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food 伤风 傷風 shāng fēng to catch cold syn 挂住 掛住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled) / to catch (on sth) 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 受凉 受涼 shòu liáng to catch cold syn 抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief 迎头赶上 迎頭趕上 yíng tóu gǎn shàng to try hard to catch up syn 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 奋起直追 奮起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit syn 钩住 鉤住 gōu zhù to hook onto / to hitch onto / to catch onto 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn 受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn 招风 招風 zhāo fēng to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence 缘木求鱼 緣木求魚 yuán mù qiú yú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) / fig. to attempt the impossible syn 罗 羅 luō gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift syn 罗 羅 luó gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift syn 拿 ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) syn 板 闆 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old) syn 抓 zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch syn 染 rǎn to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting syn 捕 bǔ to catch / to seize / to capture syn 钩 鉤 gōu to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch syn 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 出其不意攻其不备 出其不意攻其不備 chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot syn 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly 捕拿 bǔ ná to arrest / to capture / to catch syn 不入虎穴焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have 丮 jǐ to catch 染病 rǎn bìng to catch an illness / to get infected with a disease syn 