Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 捕

to catch; to seize; to capture

to arrest
to apprehend
an arrest

to fish by casting a net
to capture
to surround and seize

to detain
to apprehend
to capture

constable

bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)

to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)

to catch fish; to fish

to patrol
policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)

to seize
to capture

to catch (wild animals); to hunt

to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
to catch

(old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal
Taiwan pr. (bìbǔ)

to catch; to seize; to capture

to seize
to apprehend
an arrest

to be arrested
under arrest

to round up (fugitives)
to corner and arrest

to authorize an arrest

to arrest; to capture; to catch

to hunt and arrest (fugitives)
to track down and arrest
a manhunt

to pursue
to be after
to hunt down

to arrest

to arrest
to seize
to capture

to resist arrest

whaling

to prey on
to catch and feed on
to hunt for food

catcher

to catch; to capture; to seize

to hunt
hunting

to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap

bird-catcher
fowler

trap (for animals etc)

head constable

insect-catching leaf

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

xenolith (geology)

predator

whaler
whale catcher

(old) police station in a foreign concession 租界 (zūjiè)

mousetrap

tarantula

tánglángbǔchán

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

bǔfēngzhuōyǐng

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
to act on hearsay evidence

sāwǎngbǔfēng

lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
to waste one's effort (idiom)

wàngfēngbǔyǐng

see 捕風捉影／捕风捉影 (bǔfēngzhuōyǐng)

bùdàibǔtèquán

不逮捕特权

[不逮捕特權]

the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee

wénbèibǔzhūniǎo

纹背捕蛛鸟

[紋背捕蛛鳥]

(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)

chángzuǐbǔzhūniǎo

长嘴捕蛛鸟

[長嘴捕蛛鳥]

(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

[螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後]

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger