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捉

zhuō · zhuo

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Meaning

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  1. to clutch
  2. to grab
  3. to capture
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Catching fish

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)来(lái)捉(zhuō)小鱼(xiǎoyú)吧(ba)！

    Liangliang, let's catch little fish!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)网(wǎng)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a net?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)手(shǒu)捉(zhuō)。

    No. I will catch them with my hands.

  4. Liangliang

    小鱼(xiǎoyú)很(hěn)快(kuài)，不(bù)好(hǎo)捉(zhuō)。

    The fish are fast. They are hard to catch.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)捉到了(zhuōdàole)！

    I caught it!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)一片(yīpiàn)树叶(shùyè)。

    That is a leaf.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)河(hé)边(biān)捉(zhuō)小(xiǎo)鱼(yú)，玩(wán)得(de)很(hěn)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

The children were catching small fish by the river and had a lot of fun.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)捉(zhuō)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)偷(tōu)东(dōng)西(xi)的(de)人(rén)。

The police quickly caught the person who stole things.

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