捉 拿

zhuō nádictionary entry

to arrest / to catch a criminal

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Original source entry:

捉拿捉拿 [zhuo1 na2] /to arrest/to catch a criminal/

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Character information

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捉
zhuō
to clutch / to grab / to capture
拿
ná
to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[bǎ]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

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