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 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) 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 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 风行 風行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular syn 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 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 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 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 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with 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 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 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 转运中心 轉運中心 zhuǎn yùn zhōng xīn transshipment hub 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 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 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) 听得懂 聽得懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says) 走水 zǒu shuǐ to leak / to flow / to catch on fire 遇火 yù huǒ to catch fire / to ignite 锁掣 鎖掣 suǒ chè catch (of a lock) 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 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 