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捕获

bǔhuò

to capture; to catch; to acquire

A fisherman hauls up a net full of silver fish
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Characters in this word

捕 bǔ

Strokes
10
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 甫 to begin
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

获 huò

Strokes
10
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 犾 dogs fighting

Example phrases

  • 科研团队首次在深海相机中捕获到这种罕见生物的影像。 Kēyán tuánduì shǒucì zài shēnhǎi xiàngjī zhōng bǔhuò dào zhè zhǒng hǎnjiàn shēngwù de yǐngxiàng. The research team for the first time captured images of this rare creature with a deep-sea camera.
  • 渔民今天捕获了很多鲜活的海鱼。 Yúmín jīntiān bǔhuò le hěn duō xiānhuó de hǎiyú. The fishermen caught lots of fresh, live sea fish today.
  • 动物园工作人员成功捕获了逃出笼子的小猴子。 Dòngwùyuán gōngzuò rényuán chénggōng bǔhuò le táo chū lóngzi de xiǎo hóuzi. Zoo staff successfully caught the little monkey that had escaped from its cage.

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