qín擒
擒
common
verb
Meaning of 擒
擒 means to capture; to catch; to seize. Pronounced qín.
- to capture; to catch; to seize
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes12
Components
扌
禽
Stroke Order
擒
Definitions & Examples
Jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
xíng行
dòng动
zhōng中
qín擒
huò获
le了
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
tóu头
mù目
。
The police captured the gang leader during the operation.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
shàn擅
cháng长
shēng生
qín擒
dí敌
jūn军
jiàng将
lǐng领
。
This general is skilled at capturing enemy commanders alive.
Zài在
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
，
qín擒
zéi贼
xiān先
qín擒
wáng王
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhàn战
shù术
。
On the battlefield, capturing the leader first is a crucial tactic.
Liè猎
rén人
huā花
le了
sān三
tiān天
cái才
qín擒
zhù住
nà那
tóu头
jiǎo狡
huá猾
de的
bào豹
zi子
。
The hunter spent three days capturing that cunning leopard.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiǎng讲
le了
yī一
gè个
yù欲
qín擒
gù故
zòng纵
de的
ài爱
qíng情
gù故
shì事
。
This novel tells a love story based on the strategy of letting someone go in order to capture them.
Relations
Common Words
擒拿qínná
seizing technique; capture; arrest
生擒shēngqín
capture alive; seize
欲擒故纵 / 欲擒故縱yùqíngùzòng
to loosen the reins only to grasp better; play hard to get
擒贼擒王 / 擒賊擒王qínzéiqínwáng
catch the thief by catching the king; get to the heart of the matter
擒获 / 擒獲qínhuò
capture; seize; arrest
束手就擒shùshǒujiùqín
allow oneself to be caught without a fight; meekly submit to capture
手到擒来 / 手到擒來shǒudàoqínlái
accomplish with ease; capture effortlessly