的 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 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 名义 名義 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose 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 有名无实 有名無實 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal 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 标称 標稱 biāo chēng nominal (voltage, horsepower etc) 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 公称 公稱 gōng chēng nominal 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 有名亡实 有名亡實 yǒu míng wáng shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal 聊备一格 聊備一格 liáo bèi yī gé to use as a stopgap / to make a perfunctory gesture / token / nominal 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 标称核武器 標稱核武器 biāo chēng hé wǔ qì nominal weapon 金永南 jīn yǒng nán Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of the Supreme People's Assembly 1998-2019 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader) 名义价值 名義價值 míng yì jià zhí nominal value 名义账户 名義賬戶 míng yì zhàng hù nominal bank account 名量词 名量詞 míng liàng cí nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns 设计当量 設計當量 nominal yield 名义零增长 名義零增長 míng yì líng zēng zhǎng zero nominal growth 虚职 虛職 xū zhí nominal position 挂名 掛名 guà míng to attach sb's name to (a role) / to go by the title of / nominal / in name only 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 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 