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guān​mén​zhuō​zéi

to catch a thief by closing his escape route

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 关门 關門 guān​mén verb + noun
    to close the door
    To close or lock a door
  2. 捉 zhuō verb
    to catch
    to catch, capture, or arrest; to seize someone or something
  3. 贼 賊 zéi noun
    thief
    thief; robber; person who steals