dài
Pinyin

Definition

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dài
  1. (literary) to arrest
  2. to seize
  3. to overtake
  4. until
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dǎi
  1. (coll.) to catch
  2. to seize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

dǎi
  1. 1 (coll.) to catch
  2. 2 to seize
dài bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to apprehend
  3. 3 an arrest

Idioms (1)

狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome

Sample Sentences

在冥想过程中,要轻柔地设法将心灵集中在某一个事物上,如果心灵游离开去,就设法再次轻柔地将她逮住,把心灵带回来。要极为柔和,反复操练。
zài míngxiǎng guòchéng zhōng ,yào qīngróu de shèfǎ jiāng xīnlíng jízhōng zài mǒuyīge shìwù shàng ,rúguǒ xīnlíng yóulí kāiqù ,jiù shèfǎ zàicì qīngróu de jiāng tā dǎi zhù ,bǎ xīnlíng dài huílai 。yào jíwéi róuhé ,fǎnfù cāoliàn 。
In the process of meditation, you should gently focus your spirit on a certain object. If your spirit starts to drift, then try to gently recapture it, and bring it back. You should be very gentle, and repeat it over and over.
第一:当地时间11日,英国伦敦传出一条爆炸性新闻:在厄瓜多尔驻英使馆生活了近7年的“维基揭秘”网站创始人朱利安·阿桑奇被英国警方逮捕。
dìyī :dāngdì shíjiān rì ,Yīngguó Lúndūn chuánchū yī tiáo bàozhà xìng xīnwén :zài Èguāduōěr zhù Yīng shǐguǎn shēnghuó le jìn nián de “wéijī jiēmì ”wǎngzhàn chuàngshǐrén Zhūlìān · bèi Yīngguó jǐngfāng dàibǔ 。
1: At 11th local time, London, England reported a breaking news: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks website, who had lived in the embassy of Ecuador for nearly seven years, was arrested by the British police.
肯定是你那位做了什么被逮到啦,看他就不是个好东西。
kěndìng shì nǐ nà wèi zuò le shénme bèi dǎidào la ,kàn tā jiù bù shì gè hǎodōngxi 。
That boyfriend of yours must have been caught doing something, you can see he's trouble just by looking at him.
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嗯,很多偷渡者都有很坎坷的经历,一些人被警察逮住,一些人在多地辗转,也有很多人因偷渡而丧命。而偷渡成功的,一般也要过二三十年才能获得绿卡。不过,他们这么做都是为了生计啊。
ng4 ,hěnduō tōudùzhě dōu yǒu hěn kǎnkě de jīnglì ,yīxiē rén bèi jǐngchá dǎizhù ,yīxiē rén zài duō dì zhǎnzhuǎn ,yě yǒu hěnduō rén yīn tōudù ér sàngmìng 。ér tōudù chénggōng de ,yībān yě yào guò èrsānshí nián cáinéng huòdé lǜkǎ 。bùguò ,tāmen zhème zuò dōu shì wèile shēngjì a 。
Yeah, people who get smuggled usually have quite a bumpy ride, some are arrested by police, some get passed through a string of different places, and lots of them lose their lives. And those who arrive at their destination without a hitch have to wait 20-30 years before they can get a green card. But they do all this for the chance of a better life.
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哼!被我逮到,有他好看的。早上有个恶心男看我,我用高跟鞋使劲踩了他一脚。
hèng !bèi wǒ dǎidào ,yǒu tā hǎokànde 。zǎoshang yǒu gè ěxīn nán kàn wǒ ,wǒ yòng gāogēnxié shǐjìn cǎi le tā yī jiǎo 。
Hmph! If I'd caught him he'd be in for it. There was this disgusting guy looking at me this morning. I stomped on his foot with my heels.
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那可不,好不容易逮住一个。
nà kě bù ,hǎobùróngyì dǎi zhù yī ge 。
Well, duh. It's really not easy to catch one.
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