捉住

zhuōzhù

verb #10,230

Meanings

1 to catch
2 to capture
3 to seize

Characters

to catch; to clutch

to hold firm (complement)

Examples

警察终于捉住了那个小偷。

Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuōzhù le nàge xiǎotōu.

The police finally caught the thief.

猫捉住了一只老鼠。

Māo zhuōzhù le yī zhī lǎoshǔ.

The cat caught a mouse.

Tips

usage

捉住 emphasizes physically grabbing and holding onto something. Compare with 抓住 (zhuāzhù), which is more colloquial and broadly used.

Stroke Order

捉 zhuō

住 zhù