捕捉

Chinese

		to catch; to seize; to capture	to clutch; to grab; to capture
simp. and trad. (捕捉)		捕	捉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǔzhuō

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ zuk¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pô͘-chhiok / pō͘-chhiok / pō͘-chok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǔzhuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǔjhuo
  - Wade–Giles: pu³-cho¹
  - Yale: bǔ-jwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buujuo
  - Palladius: бучжо (bučžo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ zuk¹
  - Yale: bouh jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ zug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô͘-chhiok
  - Tâi-lô: pôo-tshiok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pochiog
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-chhiok
  - Tâi-lô: pōo-tshiok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poxchiog
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-chok
  - Tâi-lô: pōo-tsok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poxzog
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚³²/

Verb

捕捉

(literal) to catch (an animal); to hunt
捕捉害蟲／捕捉害虫 ― bǔzhuō hàichóng ― to catch pests
(literal) to arrest; to apprehend
捕捉逃犯 ― bǔzhuō táofàn ― to arrest a fugitive
(figuratively) to seize (something fleeting); to grasp; to capture
捕捉靈感／捕捉灵感 ― bǔzhuō línggǎn ― to capture inspiration

捕捉有利時機／捕捉有利时机 ― bǔzhuō yǒulì shíjī ― to seize a favorable opportunity

Synonyms

(to arrest):

俘獲 / 俘获 (fúhuò)
俘虜 / 俘虏 (fúlǔ)
囚俘 (qiúfú) (literary)
抓 (zhuā)
抓獲 / 抓获 (zhuāhuò)
拘捕 (jūbǔ)
拿獲 / 拿获 (náhuò)
捉 (zhuō)
捉拿 (zhuōná)
捕獲 / 捕获 (bǔhuò)
搜捕 (sōubǔ)
搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
擒拿 (qínná)
擒獲 / 擒获 (qínhuò)
攝 / 摄 (literary, or in compounds)
查獲 / 查获 (cháhuò)
緝拿 / 缉拿 (jīná)
緝捕 / 缉捕 (jībǔ)
緝獲 / 缉获 (jīhuò) (literary)
被捕 (bèibǔ) (to be arrested)
被逮 (bèidǎi) (to be arrested)
訪拿 / 访拿 (fǎngná) (literary)
訪緝 / 访缉 (fǎngjī) (literary)
跴緝 / 跴缉 (cǎijī) (literary)
踩緝 / 踩缉 (cǎijī) (literary)
巡捕 (xúnbǔ)
追拿 (zhuīná)
追捕 (zhuībǔ)
追擊 / 追击 (zhuījī) (to pursue and attack)
追索 (zhuīsuǒ) (literary)
追緝 / 追缉 (zhuījī)
逮捕

Dialectal synonyms of 逮捕 (“to arrest”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		逮捕, 拘捕, 捕捉, 緝捕, 捉拿
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	逮, 抓
	Taiwan	捉, 抓
	Singapore	捉, 抓
Cantonese	Guangzhou	拉
	Hong Kong	拉, 錔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	拉
Hakka	Meixian	捉
Southern Min	Xiamen	緝掠
	Quanzhou	網, 網董
	Tainan	掠
	Penang (Hokkien)	掠
	Singapore (Hokkien)	掠
	Manila (Hokkien)	掠
	Jieyang	掠
	Singapore (Teochew)	掠
Wu	Shanghai	捕
	Ningbo	揢
	Wenzhou	拔

Related terms

捕撈／捕捞 (bǔlāo)
打撈／打捞 (dǎlāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
捕	捉
ほ Grade: S	そく Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

捕(ほ)捉(そく) • (hosoku)

tracking, capturing, arrest

Verb

捕(ほ)捉(そく)する • (hosoku suru) suru (stem 捕(ほ)捉(そく)し (hosoku shi), past 捕(ほ)捉(そく)した (hosoku shita))

capture, track on

Conjugation

Conjugation of "捕捉する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	捕捉し	ほそくし	hosoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	捕捉し	ほそくし	hosoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	捕捉する	ほそくする	hosoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	捕捉する	ほそくする	hosoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	捕捉すれ	ほそくすれ	hosoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	捕捉せよ¹ 捕捉しろ²	ほそくせよ¹ ほそくしろ²	hosoku seyo¹ hosoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	捕捉される	ほそくされる	hosoku sareru
Causative	捕捉させる捕捉さす	ほそくさせるほそくさす	hosoku saseru hosoku sasu
Potential	捕捉できる	ほそくできる	hosoku dekiru
Volitional	捕捉しよう	ほそくしよう	hosoku shiyō
Negative	捕捉しない	ほそくしない	hosoku shinai
Negative continuative	捕捉せず	ほそくせず	hosoku sezu
Formal	捕捉します	ほそくします	hosoku shimasu
Perfective	捕捉した	ほそくした	hosoku shita
Conjunctive	捕捉して	ほそくして	hosoku shite
Hypothetical conditional	捕捉すれば	ほそくすれば	hosoku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“捕捉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
捕	捉

Noun

捕捉 • (pochak) (hangeul 포착)

hanja form^? of 포착 (“capture”)