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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bǔ | bu3
English translation
to catch
to seize
to capture
to arrest, to catch, to seize

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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hand

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌甫

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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游隼 yóu sǔn 捕到鸟类 niǎo lèi 猎物 liè wù shí ,通常 tōngcháng shì xiān 拔掉 bá diào 它们 tā men de 羽毛 yǔ máo , zài ròu 撕下 lái .

Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.

布鲁克 Bù lǔ kè bèi 逮捕 dàibǔ , Hòu bèi pàn 五年监禁 jiān jìn .

Brooke was arrested and subsequently sentenced to five years'imprisonment.

zhè zéi 被捕 bèi bǔ Hòu yòu táo le .

The thief, after his apprehension, escaped.

除掉 chú diào le 走廊 zǒuláng shǎng zhè zhǐ 臭不可闻 chòu bù kě wén de 捕蝇器.

I have cleared my piazza of that unsavory flytrap.

zhè tiáo shé 震慑 zhèn shè zhù le yāo 捕食 bǔ shí de 动物 dòngwù .

The serpent fascinated its prey.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
逮捕 dàibǔ to arrest逮捕 dàibǔ
被捕 bèi bǔ to be arrested被捕 bèi bǔ
to catch
捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch捕捉 bǔzhuō
追捕 zhuī bǔ to pursue追捕 zhuī bǔ
抓捕 zhuā bǔ to seize抓捕 zhuā bǔ
拘捕 jū bǔ to arrest拘捕 jū bǔ
捕鱼 bǔ yú to fish捕魚
捕获 bǔ huò to catch捕獲
搜捕 sōu bǔ a manhunt搜捕 sōu bǔ
捕捞 bǔ lāo to catch捕撈
捕杀 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)捕殺
批捕 pī bǔ to authorize an arrest批捕 pī bǔ
捕猎 bǔ liè hunting捕獵
捕食 bǔ shí to prey on捕食 bǔ shí
围捕 wéi bǔ to capture圍捕
拒捕 jù bǔ to resist arrest拒捕 jù bǔ
缉捕 jī bǔ to seize緝捕
捕风捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng to act on hearsay evidence捕風捉影
捕头 bǔ tóu constable捕頭
诱捕 yòu bǔ to trap誘捕
猎捕 liè bǔ to hunt獵捕
捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in Imperial China)捕快 bǔ kuài

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