Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "捕" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "捕" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
bǔ
Definition
to catch / to seize / to capture / to catch
to patrol / policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
to catch / to seize / to capture
to be arrested / under arrest
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence
to arrest / to apprehend / an arrest
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch
to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
to catch / to capture / to seize
to hunt and arrest (fugitives) / to track down and arrest / a manhunt
to seize / to apprehend / an arrest
bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in Imperial China)
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
to pursue / to be after / to hunt down
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
to lure into a trap / to trap / to capture
writ of arrest / warrant of arrest