擒 qín ㄑㄧㄣˊ kam4
- to capture
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擒
- 就擒 jiù qín ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zau6 kam4 to be taken prisoner
- 擒获 擒獲 qín huò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kam4 wok6 to apprehend
- 生擒 shēng qín ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄣˊ saang1 kam4 to capture alive
- 擒人节 擒人節 Qín rén jié ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kam4 jan4 zit3 (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
- 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
Show 3 more words with 擒
- 擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
- 欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ juk6 kam4 gu3 zung3 In order to capture, one must let loose.
Idioms with these characters
- 擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)