捕 捉 bǔ zhuō to catch / to seize / to capture 接 to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb 拿 to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) 抓 to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch 染 to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting 捕 获 bǔ huò to catch / to capture / to seize 染 上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit) 听 懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken) 捉 住 zhuō zhù to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto 接 住 jiē zhù to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept 捕 捞 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch 得 to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished 挂 住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled) / to catch (on sth) 罗 gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift 捕 to catch / to seize / to capture 逮 (coll.) to catch / to seize 捕 拿 bǔ ná to arrest / to capture / to catch 丮 to catch 听 得 懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says) 锁 掣 suǒ chè catch (of a lock) 渔 获 物 yú huò wù catch 看 见 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of 感 冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand 赶 上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for 跟 上 gēn shàng to catch up with / to keep pace with 追 赶 zhuī gǎn to pursue / to chase after / to accelerate / to catch up with / to overtake 风 行 fēng xíng to become fashionable / to catch on / to be popular 一 网 打 尽 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go 接 着 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn 起 火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry 发 火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry 动 不 动 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat 走 火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire 赶 不 上 gǎn bù shàng can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake 捕 鱼 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish 出 其 不 意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom) / to catch sb off guard 失 火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire 坐 飞 机 zuò fēi jī to catch a plane 捉 拿 zhuō ná to arrest / to catch a criminal 捉 奸 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 着 凉 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] 兜 风 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 着 to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in 接 球 jiē qiú to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb 捕 食 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food 伤 风 shāng fēng to catch cold 受 凉 shòu liáng to catch cold 抓 贼 zhuā zéi to catch a thief 迎 头 赶 上 yíng tóu gǎn shàng to try hard to catch up 摸 鱼 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 奋 起 直 追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit 钩 住 gōu zhù to hook onto / to hitch onto / to catch onto 受 寒 shòu hán affected by cold / to catch cold 缘 木 求 鱼 yuán mù qiú yú lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom) / fig. to attempt the impossible 罗 gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift 赶 to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until 板 to catch sight of in a doorway (old) 钩 to hook / to sew / to crochet / hook / check mark or tick / window catch 撵 to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with 以 毒 攻 毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 出 其 不 意 攻 其 不 备 chū qí bù yì gōng qí bù bèi catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 放 长 线 钓 大 鱼 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns 瓮 中 捉 鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot 染 病 rǎn bìng to catch an illness / to get infected with a disease 偏 题 piān tí obscure question / trick exam question / catch question / CL:道[dao4] 闭 塞 眼 睛 捉 麻 雀 bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly 不 入 虎 穴 焉 得 虎 子 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have 不 入 虎 穴 ， 焉 得 虎 子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 吃 布 chī bù to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener) 守 株 待 兔 ， 缘 木 求 鱼 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom) / without any practical course of action 得 鱼 忘 筌 dé yú wàng quán lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to take help for granted 打 网 dǎ wǎng to net sth / to catch sth with a net 抓 功 夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫) 抓 工 夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫) 稳 获 wěn huò a sure catch / sth one is sure to obtain 走 水 zǒu shuǐ to leak / to flow / to catch on fire 遇 火 yù huǒ to catch fire / to ignite 关 门 捉 贼 guān mén zhuō zéi to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) 捕 捞 技 术 bǔ lāo jì shù catch technologies 平 衡 渔 获 量 equilibrium yield / equilibrium catch / sustainable yield 空 仓 挂 机 bolt catch 转 船 运 输 catch transshipment / at-sea transhipment / transloading 捕 捞 文 件 计 划 catch documentation scheme 最 高 持 续 产 量 maximum sustainable yield / maximum equilibrium catch / maximum sustained yield / sustainable catch 可 持 续 性 捕 获 量 sustainable catch 稳 定 捕 获 量 sustainable catch 单 位 努 力 量 渔 获 量 catch per unit of effort / catch per effort / fishing success 总 可 捕 量 total allowable catch / entire allowable catch 预 防 性 可 捕 总 量 precautionary total allowable catch / precautionary TAC 多 年 度 许 可 总 鱼 获 量 multiannual total allowable catch / multiannual TAC 渔 捞 能 力 yú lāo néng lì catch capacity / fishing capacity 多 品 种 许 可 总 鱼 获 量 multispecies total allowable catch / multispecies TAC 集 水 井 jí shuǐ jǐng catch basin 雨 水 集 水 井 yǔ shuǐ jí shuǐ jǐng storm drain catch basin 生 物 学 可 捕 量 acceptable biological catch 名 义 渔 获 量 nominal catch 分 层 网 次 渔 获 量 stratified mean catch per tow / stratified average catch per tow 渔 捞 配 额 fishing quota / catch quota 渔 获 量 配 额 fishing quota / catch quota 偶 然 捕 获 物 incidental catch
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