捉住
zhuō zhù
Pinyin
Definition
捉住
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- to catch
- to grapple with
- to hold onto
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
捉襟见肘
- 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 2 strapped for cash
- 3 unable to make ends meet
捕风捉影
- 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 2 to act on hearsay evidence
瓮中捉鳖
- 1 to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
- 2 a turkey shoot
衣食住行
- 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
- 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act blindly