活捉

huózhuō

verb #12,814

Meanings

1 to capture alive

Characters

to catch; to seize

Examples

士兵们活捉了敌军将领。

Shìbīngmen huózhuō le díjūn jiānglǐng.

The soldiers captured the enemy general alive.

警察活捉了逃犯。

Jǐngchá huózhuō le táofàn.

The police captured the fugitive alive.

Tips

memory

活 (alive) + 捉 (to catch) = to catch alive. The opposite would be killing on sight.

Stroke Order

活 huó

捉 zhuō