Chinese word dictionary

捉拿

zhuō ná · to arrest; to catch a criminal

Practice word

Word information

Simplified捉拿

Traditional捉拿

Pinyinzhuō ná

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

捉zhuō

to clutch, to grasp, to seize

拿ná

to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take

How to learn 捉拿

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

拿ná

old variant of 拿[na2]; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object); variant of 拿[na2]

捉zhuō

to clutch; to grab; to capture

捕捉bǔzhuō

to catch; to seize; to capture

拿手náshǒu

expert in; good at

桑拿sāngná

(loanword) sauna

捉迷藏zhuōmícáng

to play hide-and-seek