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捉住

zhuō zhù · zhuo zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to catch
  2. to grapple with
  3. to hold onto
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In a conversation

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The butterfly

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，快(kuài)看(kàn)，有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)蝴蝶(húdié)！

    Liangliang, quick, look! A butterfly!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)捉住(zhuōzhù)它(tā)！

    I'll catch it!

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)飞(fēi)得(de)好(hǎo)快(kuài)，你(nǐ)能(néng)捉住(zhuōzhù)吗(ma)？

    It flies so fast. Can you catch it?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)捉住(zhuōzhù)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)！

    I caught it! Look!

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Where? What's in your hand?

  6. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，是(shì)一片(yīpiàn)叶子(yèzi)，蝴蝶(húdié)在(zài)你(nǐ)头上(tóushàng)。

    Oh, it's a leaf. The butterfly is on your head.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

猎(liè)人(rén)们(men)用(yòng)坚(jiān)韧(rèn)的(de)绳(shéng)网(wǎng)把(bǎ)野(yě)生(shēng)动(dòng)物(wù)捉(zhuō)住(zhù)了(le)。

The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)把(bǎ)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)捉(zhuō)住(zhù)了(le)。

We captured the thief.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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