捕猎 (bǔ liè) — (verb) to hunt; (noun) hunting

Definition

verb
to hunt
noun
hunting

Examples

  • 捕猎。
    Tā xǐ huan zài sēn lín lǐ bǔ liè.
    He likes to hunt in the forest.
  • 捕猎。
    Zhè ge dì qū jìn zhǐ bǔ liè xī yǒu dòng wù.
    This area prohibits hunting rare animals.
  • 捕猎。
    bǔ liè Shì yì zhǒng gǔ lǎo de shēng cún jì néng.
    Hunting is an ancient survival skill.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

捕bǔcatch
猎lièhunt

"捕" means to catch and "猎" means to hunt, so together they describe catching game.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
甫
甫fǔ捕bǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

捕 uses 扌 (a hand, from 手) to show catching, and 甫 for the sound.

Open 捕 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī猎liè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

Open 猎 →
Appears in
Outdoor Recreation

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