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擒

qín
verb #13,262

Meanings

  1. 1 to capture; to seize; to apprehend

Characters

擒
qín
to capture; to seize

Examples

警察生擒了逃犯。
Jǐngchá shēngqín le táofàn.
The police captured the fugitive alive.
擒贼先擒王。
Qín zéi xiān qín wáng.
To catch the bandits, first catch the leader.

Tips

usage
擒 is literary/formal. Common compounds: 擒获 (qínhuò, to apprehend), 生擒 (shēngqín, to capture alive), 就擒 (jiùqín, to be captured).

Stroke Order

擒 qín

Related Words

欲擒故纵 yùqíngùzòng #22,743
to loosen the reins in order to grasp better / play hard to get / let the enemy go in order to catch them later
捉 zhuō HSK 6 #3,695
to catch; to grab; to seize / to capture (insects, animals, criminals)
逮 dǎi HSK 7 #2,501
to catch / to seize / to capture
束手就擒 shùshǒujiùqín #24,523
to surrender without a fight / to give oneself up / to let oneself be captured
抓住 zhuāzhù HSK 3 #706
to grab hold of; to seize firmly / to capture; to catch
占领 zhànlǐng HSK 5 #6,232
to capture / to seize / to occupy
捕 bǔ HSK 6 #6,886
to catch; to capture; to seize / to arrest
捕捉 bǔzhuō HSK 7 #8,846
to catch; to capture / to seize (a moment, opportunity)
抓捕 zhuābǔ #9,054
to arrest; to seize; to catch (a criminal) / to apprehend
夺取 duóqǔ HSK 6 #9,361
to seize; to capture; to wrest / to strive for; to win
擒 qín
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