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捕捉

bǔ zhuō · bu zhuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to catch; to seize; to capture
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Caught by the butterfly

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)拍(pāi)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what are you photographing in the park?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)捕捉(bǔzhuō)蝴蝶(húdié)飞(fēi)起来(qǐlai)的(de)样子(yàngzi)。

    I want to capture the way a butterfly flies up.

  3. Dengdeng

    蝴蝶(húdié)飞(fēi)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)，很(hěn)难(nán)捕捉(bǔzhuō)。

    Butterflies fly too fast. They're hard to catch.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)试(shì)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，一张(yīzhāng)都(dōu)没(méi)拍到(pāidào)。

    I've tried for ten minutes and haven't got a single shot.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，它(tā)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)你(nǐ)头(tóu)上(shàng)。

    Look, it's on your head now.

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)捕捉(bǔzhuō)它(tā)，是(shì)它(tā)捕捉(bǔzhuō)了(le)我(wǒ)。

    So it's not me catching it. It caught me.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)利(lì)用(yòng)陷(xiàn)阱(jǐng)捕(bǔ)捉(zhuō)狐(hú)狸(li)。

Using a trap, they caught the fox.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aliene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

摄(shè)影(yǐng)师(shī)迅(xùn)速(sù)捕(bǔ)捉(zhuō)到(dào)了(le)那(nà)一(yí)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)。

The photographer quickly captured that moment.

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