Meaning
to clutch; to grab; to capture
Chinese: 抓住。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 捉 is the 1st 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
- 捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
- 捉迷藏zhuō mí cángto play hide-and-seek
- 捉对zhuō duìto pair off (for a confrontation)
- 活捉huó zhuōto capture alive
- 捉住zhuō zhùto catch; to grapple with; to hold onto
Example Sentence
孩子们在草地上捉蝴蝶。Hái zi men zài cǎo dì shàng zhuō hú dié.The children are catching butterflies on the grass.
孩子们Hái zi menchildren在zàiat草地cǎo dìlawn上shàngon捉zhuōto clutch蝴蝶hú diébutterfly。