得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of syn 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 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 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 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked 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 发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry 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 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 捕捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture 接球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb syn 喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath syn 追赶 追趕 zhuī gǎn to pursue / to chase after / to accelerate / to catch up with / to overtake syn 捉住 zhuō zhù to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto syn 走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire syn 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 捕获 捕獲 bǔ huò to catch / to capture / to seize syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 染上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit) syn 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 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom) / to catch sb off guard syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright 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 着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] syn 捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest / to catch a criminal syn 捕食 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 螺栓 luó shuān bolt (male component of nut and bolt) 门闩 門閂 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal) / door bolt syn 插销 插銷 chā xiāo bolt (for locking a window, cabinet etc) / (electrical) plug syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 伤风 傷風 shāng fēng to catch cold syn 捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch syn 垫圈 墊圈 diàn quān washer (on bolt) / toilet seat 迎头赶上 迎頭趕上 yíng tóu gǎn shàng to try hard to catch up syn 招风 招風 zhāo fēng to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with / to keep pace with 螺母 luó mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 晴天霹雳 晴天霹靂 qíng tiān pī lì lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) / fig. a bolt from the blue syn 风行 風行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular syn 螺帽 luó mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 奋起直追 奮起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit syn 受凉 受涼 shòu liáng to catch cold syn 听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken) 接住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept 赶不上 趕不上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake 坐飞机 坐飛機 zuò fēi jī to catch a plane 落荒而逃 luò huāng ér táo to flee in defeat / to bolt syn 挂住 掛住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled) / to catch (on sth) 抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 钩住 鉤住 gōu zhù to hook onto / to hitch onto / to catch onto 枪机 槍機 qiāng jī bolt of gun 受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn 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 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 抓 zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch syn 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 匹 疋 pǐ variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt syn 板 闆 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old) syn 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch / to seize / to capture syn 染 rǎn to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting syn 钩 鉤 gōu to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch syn 捕 bǔ to catch / to seize / to capture syn 栓 shuān bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin syn 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with syn 销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal) / to cancel / to annul / to sell / to expend / to spend / pin / bolt / to fasten with a pin or bolt syn 闩 閂 shuān bolt / latch / to bolt / to latch syn 染病 rǎn bìng to catch an illness / to get infected with a disease 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 扦 qiān short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 青天霹雳 青天霹靂 qīng tiān pī lì thunder from a clear sky (idiom) / a bolt from the blue 扃 jiōng (literary) to shut or bolt a door / door syn 枪栓 槍栓 qiāng shuān gun bolt 偏题 偏題 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 螺丝帽 螺絲帽 luó sī mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 楗 jiàn material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike / (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt) 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 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 疋 pǐ a bolt (of cloth) 鑐 xū bolt of a Chinese lock 枪闩 槍閂 qiāng shuān breech bolt (e.g. of rifle) 螺拴 luó shuān bolt 螺丝母 螺絲母 luó sī mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 锁闩 鎖閂 suǒ shuān latch / bolt (to lock a door or window) 拉栓式步枪 拉栓式步槍 bolt action rifle 断线钳 斷線鉗 duàn xiàn qián bolt cutter 落雷 luò léi lightning bolt / lightning strike 