欲擒故纵 yùqíngùzòng to loosen the reins to better catch one's prey Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 欲 yù verb to want (bound form) to want; to wish; to desire擒 qín to capture to capture; to catch; to seize故纵 故縱 gùzòng to intentionally allow crime to deliberately allow others to commit a crime, such as by failing to intervene