追捕
zhuī bǔ
Pinyin
Definition
追捕
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- to pursue
- to be after
- to hunt down
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
一言既出,驷马难追
- 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
捕风捉影
- 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒网捕风
- 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
- 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
- 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
- 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