逮

Character

逮 dǎi · dài

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to catch a person or animal by chasing them (as in 逮住)

Radical: 辶
Strokes: 11
Structure: Surrounds from bottom-left
Parts: 辶隶
Traditional: 逮
Frequency: #1988 most common character

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Readings and meanings

dǎiMain reading dàiRare reading

dǎi

dai3Main readingHSK 7–9

to catch a person or animal by chasing them (as in 逮住)

Examples

猫逮住了那只小鸟。
māo dǎi zhù le nà zhī xiǎo niǎo
The cat caught that little bird.
AI-generated sentence
他跑得太快，我逮不住他。
tā pǎo de tài kuài wǒ dǎi bu zhù tā
He runs too fast; I can't catch him.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “逮” as dǎi

狗逮老鼠gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔlit. a dog who catches miceWord

dài

dai4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dǎi.

(literary) to reach CC-CEDICT
used in 逮捕 (dài bǔ) (Taiwan pr. (dǎi)) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “逮” as dài

逮捕dài bǔpolice catch a person who did something bad and take them awayWordHSK 7–9 力有未逮lì yǒu wèi dàibeyond one's reach or powerWord 不逮捕特权bù dài bǔ tè quánthe right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC…Word

Stroke order

Practice writing 逮

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Same radical 辶

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这zhè 這zhè 道dào 过guò 過guò 还hái 還hái 进jìn 進jìn 迴huí 通tōng 运yùn

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