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to catch
to play hide-and-seek
to pair off
to catch
to arrest
to capture alive
to tease
to capture
humorous pronunciation of 著急|着急[zhao2 ji2]
to capture
to fathom
to arrest
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Using a trap, they caught the fox.
Source: Tatoeba #429387 · CC BY 2.0 FRLet's play a game of blind man's buff.
Source: Tatoeba #770829 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe captured the thief.
Source: Tatoeba #563626 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe mob put a price on Tom's head.
Source: Tatoeba #13940540 · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't make fun of old people.
Source: Tatoeba #896667 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.