CATCH  抓住

TAKE something which is TRYING AVOID this, by PURSUING it.
SEIZEGRABSNATCHTAKE HOLD OFGRASPGRIPTRAPCLUTCHCLENCHRECEIVEGETINTERCEPT
Antonym
  • RELEASEPERMIT to LEAVE OR to MOVE FREELY.
    Hypernym
    • TAKEOBTAIN a THING OFTEN by REMOVING it from its PLACE OR OWNER so as to HAVE it ONESELF.
      • OBTAINBEGIN to HAVE.
        • BEGINENDURINGLY STOP NOT to ACT OR to BE RESEMBLING:as in the PAST.
          • STOPACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION....
    Hyponym
    • ARREST　CATCH and in so doing OBEY a COMMAND of a GOVERNMENT, a LAW, OR a SUPERIOR
      • KIDNAP　CATCH SO AS TO KEEP PRISONER AND ASK FOR RANSOM.
        • ABDUCT　CATCH A HUMAN by FORCING him to FOLLOW ONE. 
          Old Chinese Criteria
          1. The common general word is 獲 (ant. shì 釋 "set free") which can refer to the capturing or obtaining of anything that might conceivably try to escape (for dé 得 "obtain what generally does not try to escape capture" see OBTAIN).

          2. Qǔ 取 (ant. shě 捨 "relinguish, reject") is to take control of by force and applies typically to enemy territories or enemy cities in a conflict. See WIN

          3. Chí 持 (ant. shī 失 "lose hold of") refers to the capturing of non-human prey.

          4. Zhi 執 (refers to the capturing of any human and non-human prey. See also ARREST.

          5. Náng 囊 is specifically to capture by the use of a sack or bag.

          6. Guà 絓 refers to catching something on a hook, typically a hook attached to a string.

          7. Wò 握 is specifically to catch and get hold of something with one's bare hands.

          8. Yú 漁 refers very specifically to the catching and killing of fish. [See ANGLE]

          9. Dé 得 "obtain" can sometimes come to refer to catching what is trying to escape capture.

          10. Bǔ 捕 refers to catching animals typically in a habitual or professional way.

          NB: Zhuō 捉 came to mean "catch" in post-Han times.

          Modern Chinese Criteria
          拿獲

          捕獲

          緝獲

          破獲

          弋獲

          一網打盡

          緝拿歸案

          生擒

          生俘

          活捉

          擒拿

          俘獲

          虜獲

          俘

          虜

          執

          擒

          獲

          捉

          rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

          Words

          獲  huò OC: ɢʷreeɡ MC: ɦɣɛk 19 AttributionsWD

          The common general word is 獲 (ant. shì 釋 "set free") which can refer to the capturing or obtaining of anything that might conceivably try to escape (whereas for dé 得 "obtain what generally does not try to escape capture" see OBTAIN).

            Syntactic words
          • vt[oN]make captives
          • vtoNcapture an animal or a person hard to catch
          • vtoNN=inanimatecatch (an inanimate object)
          • vtoNprisonertake prisonerCH
          得  dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 18 AttributionsWD

          Dé 得 "obtain" can sometimes come to refer to catching what is trying to escape capture.

            Word relations
          • Result: 追/PURSUE Zhuī 追 refers to the attempt of catching up with anything, characteristically a kòu 寇 "enemy" or thief (who may not know he is being pursued) but without any attending notion that what is being caught up with is NECESSARILY trying to escape or to make great speed, and the word is regularly used in figurative derived meanings "to seek", as in zhuī lì 追利 "chasing after profit".
          • Contrast: 獲/OBTAIN Obtaining something that tries to escape or is otherwise hard to get is huò 獲 (ant. wáng 亡 "miss out on, fail to get").

            Syntactic words
          • nabactcatching things
          • vt(oN)catch or arrest a contextually determinate person
          • vtoNmanage to detain, manage to get hold of
          • vtoNmanage to catchCH
          • vtoNpassivebe caught, get caught
          捕  bǔ OC: baas MC: buo̝ 9 AttributionsWD

          Bǔ 捕 refers to catching animals typically in a habitual or professional way.

            Word relations
          • Contrast: 漁/FISHING Yú 漁 is the general word for fishing of any kind, particularly of the professional activity of fishing.
          • Assoc: 取/CATCH Qǔ 取 (ant. shě 捨 "relinguish, reject") is to take control of by force and applies typically to enemy territories or enemy cities in a conflict. See WIN.

            Syntactic words
          • v[adN]catcher
          • vtoNcatch (fish, boar etc)
          搏  bó OC: paaɡ MC: pɑk 7 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vt(oN)of a praying mantis catching a cicada: catch
          • vtoNgrasp hold of; of a praying mantis catching a cicada: catch
          取  qǔ OC: skhoʔ MC: tshi̯o 4 AttributionsWD

          Qǔ 取 (ant. shě 捨 "relinguish, reject") is to take control of by force and applies typically to enemy territories or enemy cities in a conflict. See WIN.

            Word relations
          • Assoc: 捕/CATCH Bǔ 捕 refers to catching animals typically in a habitual or professional way.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNtake in hunt; take by force
          執  zhí OC: tjib MC: tɕip 3 AttributionsWD

          Zhi 執 can refer to the catching of any prey. See also ARREST.

            Syntactic words
          • vt[oN]take captives, make prisoners
          • vtoNcatch (e.g. a rat)
          握  wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 3 AttributionsWD

          Wò 握 is specifically to catch and get hold of something with one's bare hands.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch with one's hands
          • vtoNpassivebe caught; be grasped
          扣  kòu OC: khoos MC: khu 2 AttributionsWD

          capture

            Syntactic words
          • vt(oN)capture the contextually determinate object
          • vtoNintercept, get hold of dramatically
          捉  zhuō OC: tsrooɡ MC: ʈʂɣɔk 2 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vt(oN)catch the contextually determinate N
          • vtoNcatch
          罾  zēng OC: tsɯɯŋ MC: tsəŋ 2 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch with a fishing net
          禽  qín MC: gim OC: ɡrɯmCH 2 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoN=擒　capture; catchCH
          囊  náng OC: naaŋ MC: nɑŋ 1 AttributionWD

          Náng 囊 is specifically to capture by the use of a sack or bag.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNto catch in a sack-like object
          • vtoNpassivebe caught
          持  chí OC: ɡrlɯ MC: ɖɨ 1 AttributionWD

          Chí 持 (ant. shī 失 "lose hold of") refers occasionally to the capturing of non-human prey.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNget hold of, catch (an eel)
          絓  guà OC: ɡʷrees MC: ɦɣɛ 1 AttributionWD

          Guà 絓 refers to catching something on a hook, typically a hook attached to a string.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch with a hook on a string
          罔  wǎng OC: maŋʔ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNfigurative=網　trap (as in "nets")> catch and hold responsible
          係獲  xì huò OC: keeɡs ɢʷreeɡ MC: kei ɦɣɛk 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • VPtoNbind and capture
          • VPtoNpassivebe bound and captured
          挂  guà MC: kwaejH OC: kʷreesLZ 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNpassive= gua4 絓: figurative: be caught, be strandedLZ
          逮  dài 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNfigurativecaptureCH
          撮  cuō MC: tshwat OC: skhoodCH 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatchCH
          篡  cuàn MC: tsrhwaenH OC: skhroonsCH 1 AttributionWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcaptureCH
          摯  zhì OC: tjibs MC: tɕi 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch; seize
          格  gé OC: kraaɡ MC: kɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNkidnap, trake prisoner
          漁  yú OC: ŋɡla MC: ŋi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD

          Yú 漁 refers very specifically to the catching and killing of fish. [See FISHING]

            Syntactic words
          • v[adN]ONE WHO CATCHES FISH> fisherman
          • vtoNmetaphorical: catch (as a desired object like a fish one is fishing for)
          蒐  sōu OC: sru MC: ʂɨu 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNconativehunt down, try to catch (a criminal)
          捉得  zhuō dé OC: tsrooɡ tɯɯɡ MC: ʈʂɣɔk tək 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • VPtoNcatch
          逐獲  zhú huò OC: rlɯwɡ ɢʷreeɡ MC: ɖuk ɦɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • VPtoNresultativecatch after pursuit
          生  shēng OC: sraaŋ MC: ʂɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch alive (Han, Sima Xiangru 上林賦)
          張  zhāng OC: krlaŋ MC: ʈi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch (fish etc) by spreading a net GONGYANGZHUAN: 白金之魚公張之 "The duke caught the white gold fish"
            Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch CH
          禽  qín MC: gim OC: ɡrɯmCH 0 AttributionsWD
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNcatch CH

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