捉住

zhuōzhù
  1. to catch
  2. to grapple with
  3. to hold onto

CEDICT

以手握住，捕获。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我们把小偷捉住了。

We captured the thief.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 捉 zhuō
  1. to clutch
  2. to grab
  3. to capture
2 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Containing this entry

不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 bùguǎnbáimāohēimāo,zhuōzhùlǎoshǔjiùshìhǎomāo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Dèng Xiǎopíng in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)

Related entries

丮 jǐ to catch
接住 jiēzhù
  1. to catch (sth thrown etc)
  2. to receive (sth given)
  3. to accept
她朝我丢葡萄，我试着用嘴接住它们。

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

Source: Tatoeba

染上 rǎnshàng
  1. to catch (a disease)
  2. to get (a bad habit)
你也许会染上疾病。

You may get a serious disease.

Source: Tatoeba

抓 zhuā
  1. to grab
  2. to catch
  3. to arrest
  4. to snatch
  5. to scratch
抓到了。

Captured.

Source: Tatoeba

捕捞 bǔlāo
  1. to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
  2. to catch
挂住 guàzhù
  1. to get caught (entangled)
  2. to catch (on sth)
染 rǎn
  1. to dye
  2. to catch (a disease)
  3. to acquire (bad habits etc)
  4. to contaminate
  5. to add color washes to a painting
布被染成鲜红。

The cloth was dyed bright red.

Source: Tatoeba

听得懂 tīngdedǒng
  1. to understand (by hearing)
  2. to catch (what sb says)
你听得懂瑞典语。

You can understand Swedish.

Source: Tatoeba

听懂 tīngdǒng
  1. to understand (on hearing)
  2. to catch (what is spoken)
我没听懂他说的话。

I didn't catch what he said.

Source: Tatoeba

拿 ná
  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
拿我的。

Take mine.

Source: Tatoeba

得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
跑得飛快

Run like the wind.

Run very fast.

Source: Tatoeba

罗 luó
  1. gauze
  2. to collect
  3. to gather
  4. to catch
  5. to sift
皮特羅去摘蘋果。

Pietro went apple-picking.

Source: Tatoeba

接 jiē
  1. to receive
  2. to answer (the phone)
  3. to meet or welcome sb
  4. to connect
  5. to catch
  6. to join
  7. to extend
  8. to take one's turn on duty
  9. to take over for sb
他來接我走。

He came to pick me up.

Source: Tatoeba