捕鲸 (捕鯨)
bǔ jīng
Pinyin

Definition

捕鲸 (捕鯨)
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bǔ jīng
  1. whaling

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
zhuī bǔ
  1. 1 to pursue
  2. 2 to be after
  3. 3 to hunt down
zhuā bǔ
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to capture
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture

Idioms (4)

捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Sample Sentences

只是,在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下,业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料,日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。
zhǐshì ,zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ,yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ,Rìběn méitǐ yōulǜ zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。
However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.
日本捕鲸船队1日从多座港口起航时隔31年重新启动商业捕鲸。
Rìběn bǔjīngchuán duì Rì cóng duō zuò gǎngkǒu qǐháng shígé nián chóngxīnqǐdòng shāngyè bǔjīng 。
The Japanese whaling fleet set sail from several ports on the 1st to restart the business of commercial whaling after a lapse of 31 years.