上 shàng (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above 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 出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue 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 配乐 配樂 pèi yuè to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music 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 上街 shàng jiē to go onto the streets / to go shopping 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 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 登上 dēng shàng to climb over / to ascend onto / to mount 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) 装货 裝貨 zhuāng huò to load sth onto a ship etc 装船 裝船 zhuāng chuán to load cargo onto a ship 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 飞檐走壁 飛檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts) 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 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 充值 chōng zhí to recharge (money onto a card) 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 胶着 膠著 jiāo zhuó to stick onto / stalemate / gridlock / to agglutinate syn 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò to impute / to shift the blame onto someone else 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 受寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold syn 接穗 jiē suì scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) 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 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement 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 扶 fú to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help 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 墨斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 颜射 顏射 yán shè to ejaculate onto sb's face 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 互相推诿 互相推諉 hù xiāng tuī wěi mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom) / each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other 赶鸭子上架 趕鴨子上架 gǎn yā zi shàng jià lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability 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 褟 tā inner shirt / to sew onto clothing / see also 禢[Ta4] 一一映射 yī yī yìng shè bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto) / one-to-one correspondence 以邻为壑 以鄰為壑 yǐ lín wéi hè to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom) syn 扒车 扒車 bā chē to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle 搭肩 dā jiān to help lift up onto one's shoulders / to stand on sb's shoulder 砧木 zhēn mù rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted) 转写 轉寫 zhuǎn xiě to transliterate / to transcribe / to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal) 进栈 進棧 jìn zhàn (computing) to push (a value) onto a stack 黏贴 黏貼 nián tiē to glue to / to paste onto / to stick on 加值 jiā zhí to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw) 