Meaning
to catch; to seize; to capture; to catch
Chinese: 抓住、夺取、捕获。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bu” becomes a different word in each tone. 捕 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr.
- 捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
- 被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
- 捕手bǔ shǒucatcher
- 捕头bǔ tóuhead constable (in imperial China)
Example Sentence
猫是捕老鼠的好手。Māo shì bǔ lǎo shǔ de hǎo shǒu.Cats are good at catching mice.
猫Māocat (CL:只)是shìis捕bǔto catch老鼠lǎo shǔrat的deof好手hǎo shǒuexpert。