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活捉 (huó zhuō): To capture alive (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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活捉 consists of 2 characters.

活 • huó • to live; alive; living • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

huó活

to live; alive; living

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

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhuō捉

to catch, to seize, to grasp

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Pinyinhuó zhuō

Meaningto capture alive

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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Example Sentences with 活捉

shì士

bīng兵

men们

huó活

zhuō捉

le了

nà那

ge个

táo逃

fàn犯

。

The soldiers captured that fugitive alive.

liè猎

rén人

huó活

zhuō捉

le了

yī一

zhī只

yě野

tù兔

。

The hunter caught a wild rabbit alive.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 活捉.

Words with 活

活动huó dòngactivity
活泼huó pobrisk; lively
生活shēng huólife
活跃huó yuèbrisk; dynamic; lively
灵活líng huónimble; agile; flexible
干活儿gàn huó erto work [often manual] on a job
复活fù huóbring back to life; revive; resuscitate
快活kuài huohappy; cheerful; joyful

Words with 捉

捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
捉迷藏zhuō mí cángHide and seek
捉住zhuō zhùto catch; to seize
捉弄zhuō nòngto tease; to play tricks on
捉拿

zhuō ná

arrest, capture

捉摸zhuō mōto fathom; to figure out

瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biēcatch a turtle in a jar (easy catch)