捕 bou⁶ {bǔ}

1. to catch
2. to seize
3. to capture

捕快 bou⁶ faai³ {bǔ kuài}

noun; detective, constable for catching criminals in middle-age China

捕俘 bou⁶ fu¹ {bǔ fú}

to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)

捕魚〔-鱼〕 bou⁶ jyu⁴ {bǔ yú}

1. to catch fish
2. to fish

捕鯨〔-鲸〕 bou⁶ king⁴ {bǔ jīng}

whaling

捕撈〔-捞〕 bou⁶ laau⁴ {bǔ lāo}

1. to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
2. to catch

捕獵〔-猎〕 bou⁶ lip⁶ {bǔ liè}

hunting

捕拿 bou⁶ naa⁴ {bǔ ná}

1. to arrest
2. to capture
3. to catch

捕殺〔-杀〕 bou⁶ saat³ {bǔ shā}

to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)

捕手 bou⁶ sau² {bǔ shǒu}

catcher

捕食 bou⁶ sik⁶ {bǔ shí}

1. to prey on
2. to catch and feed on
3. to hunt for food

捕頭〔-头〕 bou⁶ tau⁴ {bǔ tóu}

constable

捕獲〔-获〕 bou⁶ wok⁶ {bǔ huò}

1. to catch
2. to capture
3. to seize

捕捉 bou⁶ zuk¹ {bǔ zhuō}

1. to catch
2. to seize
3. to capture

捕蠅紙〔-蝇纸〕 bou⁶ jing⁴ zi² {bǔ yíng zhǐ}

Flypaper

捕蟲葉〔-虫叶〕 bou⁶ cung⁴ jip⁶ {bǔ chóng yè}

insect-catching leaf

捕禽人 bou⁶ kam⁴ jan⁴ {bǔ qín rén}

1. bird-catcher
2. fowler

捕鯨船〔-鲸-〕 bou⁶ king⁴ syun⁴ {bǔ jīng chuán}

1. whaler
2. whale catcher

捕虜岩〔-虏-〕 bou⁶ lou⁵ ngaam⁴ {bǔ lǔ yán}

xenolith (geology)

捕鳥蛛〔-鸟-〕 bou⁶ niu⁵ zyu¹ {bǔ niǎo zhū}

tarantula

捕鼠器 bou⁶ syu² hei³ {bǔ shǔ qì}

mousetrap

捕風捉影〔-风--〕 bou⁶ fung¹ zuk³ jing² {bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng}

1. lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2. to act on hearsay evidence