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擒
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (8)
就擒
jiùqín
to be taken prisoner
擒获
qínhuò
to apprehend
生擒
shēngqín
to capture alive
擒人节
Qínrénjié
(jocularly) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
手到擒来
shǒudàoqínlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
擒贼擒王
qínzéiqínwáng
to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
束手就擒
shùshǒujiùqín
hands tied and waiting to be captured
欲擒故纵
yùqíngùzòng
In order to capture, one must let loose.
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- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,849
- Word Frequency Rank
- 10,923 of 84,292