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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn
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
捕捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture
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
zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch syn
rǎn to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting syn
luó gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift 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
听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken)
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
捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch 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
to catch / to seize / to capture syn
dǎi (coll.) to catch / to seize / to capture syn
捕拿 bǔ ná to arrest / to capture / to catch syn
to catch
听得懂 聽得懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says)
锁掣 鎖掣 suǒ chè catch (of a lock)
渔获物 漁獲物 yú huò wù catch
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
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
luō gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift syn
看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of 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
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
喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath 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
着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn
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
空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn
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
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
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
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
兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air
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
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
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
pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old) syn
gōu to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch syn
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
染病 rǎn bìng to catch an illness / to get infected with a disease syn
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
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
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
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
不入虎穴,焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
吃布 chī bù to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
守株待兔,缘木求鱼 守株待兔,緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom) / without any practical course of action
得鱼忘筌 得魚忘筌 dé yú wàng quán lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to take help for granted syn
打网 打網 dǎ wǎng to net sth / to catch sth with a net
抓功夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
抓工夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
走水 zǒu shuǐ to leak / to flow / to catch on fire
遇火 yù huǒ to catch fire / to ignite
关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
捕捞技术 捕撈技術 bǔ lāo jì shù catch technologies
平衡渔获量 equilibrium yield / equilibrium catch / sustainable yield
副渔获物 fù yú huò wù by-catch
追加缴费 zhuī jiā jiǎo fèi catch-up contribution
空仓挂机 bolt catch
转船运输 catch transshipment / at-sea transhipment / transloading
捕捞文件计划 catch documentation scheme
可持续性捕获量 sustainable catch
稳定捕获量 sustainable catch
预防性可捕总量 預防性可捕總量 precautionary total allowable catch / precautionary TAC
捕捞份额 捕撈份額 bǔ lāo fèn é catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege
有限捕捞特权 有限捕撈特權 catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege
专有捕捞特权 專有捕撈特權 catch-share / Limited Access Privilege / Dedicated Access Privilege
多年度许可总鱼获量 多年度許可總魚獲量 multiannual total allowable catch / multiannual TAC
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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