Usage of the character 擒
qín
擒
[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