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Usage of the character 擒

qín
[擒]
  • to capture
jiùqín
就擒
[就擒]
  • to be taken prisoner
shēngqín
生擒
[生擒]
  • to capture alive
qínhuò
擒获
[擒獲]
  • to apprehend
  • to capture
  • to seize
Qínrénjié
擒人节
[擒人節]
  • (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
shùshǒu-jiùqín
束手就擒
[束手就擒]
  • lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
  • fig. to surrender without a fight
qínzéiqínwáng
擒贼擒王
[擒賊擒王]
  • to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
shǒudàoqínlái
手到擒来
[手到擒來]
  • stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
yùqíngùzòng
欲擒故纵
[欲擒故縱]
  • In order to capture, one must let loose.
  • to loosen the reins only to grasp them better