Word: 抓 (zhuā)

人们必须用狐狸来抓狐狸。

Rénmen bìxū yòng húli lái zhuā húli.

People must use foxes to catch foxes.

他们抓了五只蝴蝶。

Tāmen zhuāle wǔ zhī húdié.

They caught five butterflies.

他向官员行贿，被抓了。

Tā xiàng guānyuán xínghuì, bèi zhuāle.

He bribed an official and got arrested.

他因为贩卖假药被抓了。

Tā yīnwèi fànmài jiǎyào bèi zhuāle.

He was arrested for trafficking fake medicine.

他因为贩毒被警察抓了。

Tā yīnwèi fàndú bèi jǐngchá zhuāle.

He was arrested by the police for drug trafficking.

他因包庇罪犯被抓了。

Tā yīn bāobì zuìfàn bèi zhuāle.

He was arrested for harboring a criminal.

他因敲诈被警察抓了。

Tā yīn qiāozhà bèi jǐngchá zhuāle.

He was arrested by the police for extortion.

他因欺诈被警察抓了。

Tā yīn qīzhà bèi jǐngchá zhuāle.

He was arrested by the police for fraud.

他在考试中作弊时被抓到了。

Tā zài kǎoshì zhōng zuòbì shí bèi zhuā dàole.

He was caught cheating in the exam.

他抓了一把米。

Tā zhuāle yì bǎ mǐ.

He grabbed a handful of rice.

他抓到了他们在偷苹果。

Tā zhuā dàole tāmen zài tōu píngguǒ.

He caught them stealing apples.

他抓着绳子，一点点往上攀。

Tā zhuāzhe shéngzi, yìdiǎndiǎn wǎng shàng pān.

Gripping the rope, he pulled himself up bit by bit.

他藐视法律，终于被抓了。

Tā miǎoshì fǎlǜ, zhōngyú bèi zhuāle.

He despised the law and was finally caught.

关起笼子抓老鼠，没跑儿

guān qǐ lóngzi zhuā lǎoshǔ, méi pǎo ér

shutting the cage to catch a mouse: it can't run away

凶手还没有抓到。

Xiōngshǒu hái méiyǒu zhuā dào.

The murderer is still at large.

卖豆芽的没带秤，乱抓

mài dòuyá de méi dài chèng, luàn zhuā

a bean sprout seller without scales: grabs at random

口袋里抓兔子,跑不掉

kǒudài lǐ zhuā tùzi,pǎo bú diào

catching a rabbit inside a sack: it can't run away

叫唤的猫不抓老鼠

jiàohuan de māo bù zhuā lǎoshǔ

a yowling cat doesn't catch mice

孩子们抓了蝴蝶。

Háizimen zhuāle húdié.

The children caught butterflies.

安炸弹的人还没抓到。

Ān zhàdàn de rén hái méi zhuā dào.

The person who planted the bomb hasn't been caught.

宝宝抓周时，抓了一支笔。

Bǎobao zhuāzhōu shí, zhuāle yìzhī bǐ.

At his first-birthday zhuazhou, the baby picked up a pen.

家贼难防，外鬼难抓

jiāzéinánfáng, wài guǐ nán zhuā

a thief in the house is hard to guard against, an outside ghost is hard to catch

市场上有人假冒名牌，被抓了。

Shìchǎng shàng yǒurén jiǎmào míngpái, bèi zhuāle.

Someone counterfeiting famous brands at the market got caught.

我不能抓到他演讲的重点。

Wǒ bùnéng zhuā dào tā yǎnjiǎng de zhòngdiǎn.

I couldn't get the point of his speech.

我不能让他们抓到我。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng tāmen zhuā dào wǒ.

I cannot let them catch me.

我们在那里抓了一些大鱼。

Wǒmen zài nàli zhuāle yìxiē dà yú.

We caught some large fish there.

我们设了个陷阱来抓狐狸。

Wǒmen shèle gè xiànjǐng lái zhuā húli.

We set a trap to catch a fox.

我抓不到句子的确切含义。

Wǒ zhuā búdào jùzi de quèqiè hányì.

I can't get at the exact meaning of the sentence.

我抓到一只漂亮的蝴蝶。

Wǒ zhuā dào yìzhī piàoliang de húdié.

I caught a beautiful butterfly.

我抓到了这个男人正在偷钱。

Wǒ zhuā dàole zhège nánrén zhèngzài tōu qián.

I caught the man stealing the money.

我抓到他偷相机。

Wǒ zhuā dào tā tōu xiàngjī.

I caught him stealing the camera.

我抓到他偷钱。

Wǒ zhuā dào tā tōu qián.

I caught him stealing the money.

我昨天抓了条大鱼。

Wǒ zuótiān zhuāle tiáo dà yú.

I caught a big fish yesterday.

我没有抓到他演讲的重点。

Wǒ méiyǒu zhuā dào tā yǎnjiǎng de zhòngdiǎn.

I didn't get the point of his speech.

扬起巴掌抓风,没一点儿影儿

yángqǐ bāzhang zhuā fēng,méi yìdiǎnr yǐngr

raising a palm to grab the wind: not a trace

昨天我爸爸抓到了3条鱼。

Zuótiān wǒ bàba zhuā dàole sān tiáo yú.

My father caught three fish yesterday.

村里的鱼塘一到秋天就要抓鱼。

Cūnlǐ de yútáng yí dào qiūtiān jiùyào zhuā yú.

In autumn, the village fish pond is harvested.

没把儿的茶壶，抓不住

méi bàr de cháhú, zhuā búzhù

a teapot with no handle: can't be grasped

瞎子扑蝗虫,有也抓不住

xiāzi pū huángchóng,yǒu yě zhuā búzhù

a blind man grabbing at locusts: even if they're there, he can't catch them

空中的雁,水底的鱼,想抓抓不着

kōngzhōng de yàn,shuǐdǐ de yú,xiǎng zhuā zhuā bù zháo

geese in the sky, fish at the bottom of the water: you want to catch them but can't

老实说，我们是来抓你们的。

Lǎoshí shuō, wǒmen shì lái zhuā nǐmen de.

To be honest, we came to capture you.

老实说，我们是来抓你的。

Lǎoshí shuō, wǒmen shì lái zhuā nǐ de.

To be honest, we came to capture you.

老实说，我们是来抓您的。

Lǎoshí shuō, wǒmen shì lái zhuā nín de.

To be honest, we came to capture you.

老虎屁股上抓痒痒,大事不成,还惹祸害

lǎohǔ pìgu shàng zhuā yǎngyang,dàshì bùchéng,hái rě huòhài

scratching an itch on a tiger's backside: nothing great is achieved and trouble is stirred up

老鹰抓蓑衣,脱不了爪子

lǎoyīng zhuā suōyī,tuōbùliǎo zhuǎzi

an eagle grabs a straw raincoat: can't free its claws

脚踩西瓜皮，两手抓着泥，一溜二抹

jiǎo cǎi xīguā pí, liǎngshǒu zhuāzhe ní, yìliū èr mǒ

feet on a watermelon rind, hands grabbing mud: one slide, two smears

荞麦地里抓乌龟,稳拿

qiáomài dìlǐ zhuā wūguī,wěnná

catching a turtle in a buckwheat field: a sure grab

警察很快就会来抓你。

Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù huì lái zhuā nǐ.

The police will be coming for you soon.

警察抓了正在跑的那个男人。

Jǐngchá zhuāle zhèngzài pǎo de nàge nánrén.

The policeman captured the man who was running.

警察抓到了他的同伙。

Jǐngchá zhuā dàole tā de tónghuǒ.

The police caught his accomplice.

警察抓到了那个犯人。

Jǐngchá zhuā dàole nàge fànrén.

The police caught that criminal.

警察终于抓到了那个犯人。

Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuā dàole nàge fànrén.

The police finally caught that criminal.

警察被认为抓错了一个女人。

Jǐngchá bèi rènwéi zhuā cuòle yí gè nǚrén.

The police are believed to have arrested the wrong woman.

跑出去的马好抓，说出去的话难追

pǎo chūqù de mǎ hǎo zhuā, shuō chūqù dehuà nán zhuī

a horse that has run off is easy to catch; words that have been spoken are hard to chase

这只鹰抓到一只老鼠。

Zhè zhī yīng zhuā dào yìzhī lǎoshǔ.

The hawk caught a mouse.