捉住 (zhuō zhù) — to catch, to capture
Definition
捉住 (zhuōzhù) emphasizes the completion of catching — that someone or something has been successfully seized. A resultative verb: 捉 is the action, 住 marks the resulting held-in-place state.
verb
to catchto capture
Examples
- 捉住。Jǐng chá zhuō zhù le xiǎo tōu.The police caught the thief.
- 捉住。Māo zhuō zhù le yì zhī lǎo shǔ.The cat caught a mouse.
- 捉住？Nǐ néng zhuō zhù nà tiáo yú ma?Can you catch that fish?
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