to catch; to seize; to capture

to tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on

to capture or seize someone or something that is trying to escape

to capture alive

to figure out, understand, or make sense of something elusive or unpredictable

Short of money and unable to make ends meet.

to seize or capture a person, especially a criminal or fugitive

to catch a couple in the act of adultery or illicit sexual relations

to play hide-and-seek

to make accusations or take action based on shadows and rumors without any solid basis

unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down

to bring to justice

to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others or falsely accusing someone else; lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!"

To catch someone or something that is already trapped or has no means of escape; a certain or effortless capture.

to act blindly or handle matters without a clear understanding of the actual situation

difficult to grasp, define, or pin down clearly

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

to capture

to pair off (for a confrontation)

humorous pronunciation of [[着急|著急|zhao2 ji2]] (anxious; worried)

to apprehend or take a person into custody, typically a criminal or fugitive

trap (for animals etc)

to capture

to catch fish using hands or tools

it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (Deng Xiaoping's famous saying favoring pragmatism over ideological purity)