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Definition
To be caught or captured.
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How it's used
Primarily used in news reports or formal storytelling to describe the apprehension of criminals. It carries a slightly dramatic tone, emphasizing the finality of the capture after a period of evasion. While it literally means falling into a net, it is rarely used for anything other than police operations.
Examples
That wanted criminal has finally been caught.
The police planned for a long time, how will they make him get caught?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe catching a common object or a person in a casual sense, such as catching a ball or catching a friend in a game of tag. Use 捉 for those everyday situations.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
