捕杀
bǔ shā
Pinyin

Definition

捕杀
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bǔ shā
  1. to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
zhuī bǔ
  1. 1 to pursue
  2. 2 to be after
  3. 3 to hunt down
zhuā bǔ
  1. 1 to seize
  2. 2 to capture
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
bǔ zhuō
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to capture
bǔ huò
  1. 1 to catch
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to seize
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
bèi bǔ
  1. 1 to be arrested
  2. 2 under arrest
dài bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
  2. 2 to apprehend
  3. 3 an arrest
wéi bǔ
  1. 1 to fish by casting a net
  2. 2 to capture
  3. 3 to surround and seize
xún bǔ
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
pī bǔ
  1. 1 to authorize an arrest
jù bǔ
  1. 1 to resist arrest
jū bǔ
  1. 1 to arrest
bǔ kuài
  1. 1 bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
bǔ shǒu
  1. 1 catcher
bǔ lāo
  1. 1 to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
  2. 2 to catch
bǔ shā
  1. 1 to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
bǔ liè
  1. 1 hunting
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

Sample Sentences

我觉得同样珍贵的还有藏羚羊。它们只生长在高原地带,只有在中国西藏一带才能见到。这可是中国特有的动物,可惜因为过度捕杀现在已经快没有了。
wǒ juéde tóngyàng zhēnguì de hái yǒu zànglíngyáng 。tāmen zhǐ shēngzhǎng zài gāoyuán dìdài ,zhǐyǒu zài Zhōngguó Xīzàng yīdài cái néng jiàndào 。zhè kě shì Zhōngguó tèyǒu de dòngwù ,kěxī yīnwèi guòdù bǔshā xiànzài yǐjīng kuài méiyǒu le 。
The same goes for the Tibetan antelopes, also called Tibetan gazelles. They only inhabit plateaus. Tibet is the only place in China where they can be seen. They are a species unique to China, but sadly, they are on the verge of extinction due to poaching.
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