捕头
bǔ tóu
Pinyin

Definition

捕头
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bǔ tóu
  1. constable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
追捕
zhuī bǔ
  1. 1 to pursue
  2. 2 to be after
  3. 3 to hunt down
抓捕
zhuā bǔ
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to capture
捕
bǔ
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
捕获
bǔ huò
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to seize
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
被捕
bèi bǔ
  1. 1 to be arrested
  2. 2 under arrest
逮捕
dài bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to apprehend
  3. 3 an arrest
围捕
wéi bǔ
  1. 1 to fish by casting a net
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to surround and seize
巡捕
xún bǔ
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
批捕
pī bǔ
  1. 1 to authorize an arrest
拒捕
jù bǔ
  1. 1 to resist arrest
拘捕
jū bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
捕快
bǔ kuài
  1. 1 bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
捕手
bǔ shǒu
  1. 1 catcher
捕捞
bǔ lāo
  1. 1 to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
  2. 2 to catch
捕杀
bǔ shā
  1. 1 to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
捕猎
bǔ liè
  1. 1 hunting
捕头
bǔ tóu
  1. 1 constable

Idioms (4)

捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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