dǎi
逮
catch; arrest
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to catch; to capture
informalUsed in informal spoken contexts, especially for catching small animals or people.
Māo猫
dǎi逮
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
shì是
tiān天
xìng性
。
Catching mice is a natural instinct for cats.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
dǎi逮
zhù住
le了
yī一
zhī只
hú蝴
dié蝶
。
The child caught a butterfly.
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Tā他
hǎo好
bù不
róng容
yì易
dǎi逮
dào到
yī一
gè个
táo逃
pǎo跑
de的
xiǎo小
tōu偷
。
He finally caught an escaping thief.
Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
qù去
hé河
biān边
dǎi逮
yú鱼
ba吧
。
Let's go catch fish by the river this weekend.
Yé爷
ye爷
jiāo教
wǒ我
zěn怎
me么
dǎi逮
mà蚂
zha蚱
。
Grandpa taught me how to catch grasshoppers.