in English

zhuō verb HSK6
to clutch / to grab / to capture

How it used to be written

  • Chu manuscripts: 捉 Chu manuscripts 戰國.楚
  • Small seal script: 捉 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 來玩捉迷藏吧!

    Let's play hide-and-seek!

  • 咱们玩儿捉迷藏吧。

    Let's play a game of blind man's buff.

  • 我捉了两条鱼。

    I caught two fish.

  • 有人说过,不论黑猫白猫,能捉到老鼠就是好猫。但是,现在一般人很难见到老鼠了。那么,怎样的猫才是好猫呢?

    Some people say, regardless of whether it is a black cat or a white cat, if it can catch mice it is a good cat. However, nowadays ordinary people rarely ever have mice. Therefore, how can a cat be a good cat?

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