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捕
bǔ
1. to catch
2. to seize
3. to capture
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

捕
bǔ
to arrest, to catch, to seize
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

兜捕
dōubǔ
to round up (fugitives)
围捕
wéibǔ
to fish by casting a net
巡捕
xúnbǔ
to patrol
批捕
pībǔ
to authorize an arrest
抓捕
zhuābǔ
to seize
拒捕
jùbǔ
to resist arrest
拘捕
jūbǔ
to arrest
拿捕
nábǔ
to detain
捉捕
zhuōbǔ
to arrest
捕俘
bǔfú
to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)
捕手
bǔshǒu
catcher
捕拿
bǔná
to arrest
捕捉
bǔzhuō
to catch
HSK 6
捕捞
bǔlāo
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
捕杀
bǔshā
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
捕获
bǔhuò
to catch
捕猎
bǔliè
hunting
捕头
bǔtóu
constable
捕食
bǔshí
to prey on
捕鱼
bǔyú
to catch fish

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,311
Word Frequency Rank
3,161 of 84,292

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