粵

捉zuk1住zyu6

zuk1 zyu6zhuō zhù

English

  1. to catch
  2. to grapple with
  3. to hold onto

Examples

  • 佢捉住我隻手。

    He caught hold of my hand.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢捉住咗我個衫領。

    He took me by the collar.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個細路捉住咗隻貓條尾。

    The child caught the cat by the tail.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 其實佢真係啱啱喺半空用牙捉住咗隻雀。

    As a matter of fact, he did just catch that bird in midair with his teeth.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 當人類發現對方係狐狸,佢哋唔會賣手套畀你,其實佢哋會捉住你放入籠,人類真係好恐怖。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我們把小偷捉住了。

    We captured the thief.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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