逮 (dǎi) - To catch, to capture & to arrest

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dǎi ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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逮 · dǎi

To catch, to capture;

to arrest;

to reach, to attain;

(colloquial) to catch up with, to overtake.

To catch, to captureto arrestto reach, to attain

Usage highlights

ArrestCatch upCapture criminalsCatch a thiefHard to catchCatch fish

Synonyms

  • 捕— to catch, to capture
  • 捉— to catch, to seize
  • 抓— to grab, to arrest

Antonyms

  • 放— to release, to let go
  • 逃— to escape, to flee

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The police arrested the suspect (逮捕嫌疑人).
  • He couldn't catch up with the bus (没逮到公交车).
  • The cat caught a mouse (猫逮住了一只老鼠).
  • This word is hard to find in the dictionary (这个词在字典里很难逮).

Collocations

  • Arrest(逮捕)
  • Catch up(逮住)
  • Capture criminals(逮罪犯)
  • Catch a thief(逮小偷)
  • Hard to catch(难逮)
  • Catch fish(逮鱼)

Idioms

  • To catch turtles in a jar(瓮中捉鳖)
  • To capture with ease(手到擒来)
  • To catch all in one net(一网打尽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted catching with the hand; extended to mean arrest and capture.
  • In colloquial usage, often means 'to catch up with' or 'to manage to get'.
  • Used in legal contexts for formal arrest procedures (逮捕).

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