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捉住 (zhuō zhù): To catch (verb (resultative compound)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

捉住 consists of 2 characters.

捉 • zhuō • to catch, to seize, to grasp • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhuō捉

to catch, to seize, to grasp

住 • zhù • to live; stay (a number of nights) • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

zhù住

to live; stay (a number of nights)

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Pinyinzhuō zhù

Meaningto catch; to seize

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb (resultative compound)

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Example Sentences with 捉住

Māo猫

zhuō捉

zhù住

le了

yī一

zhī只

lǎo老

shǔ鼠

。

The cat caught a mouse.

Jǐng警

chá察

zhōng终

yú于

zhuō捉

zhù住

le了

xiǎo小

tōu偷

。

The police finally caught the thief.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 捉住.

Words with 捉

捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
捉迷藏zhuō mí cángHide and seek
捉弄zhuō nòngto tease; to play tricks on
捉拿zhuō náarrest, capture
捉摸zhuō mōto fathom; to figure out
活捉huó zhuōto capture alive
瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biēcatch a turtle in a jar (easy catch)

Words with 住

住院zhù yuànto be in hospital
入住rù zhùto check in; to move in
住址zhù zhǐaddress
住宿zhù sùto stay at
住房

zhù fáng

housing

忍不住rěn bu zhùunbearable; unable to restrain

住宅zhù zháiresidence

居住jū zhùlive; reside; dwell