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逮

Mandarin · pinyin dǎi#

(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture

Mandarin · pinyin dài#

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

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逮: dǎi · seize, catch; reach, arrive

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3 · dai3

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dai6 · doi6

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to catch; to seize
(literary) to reach
(literary) until
(Eastern Min) to throw; to cast

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used in 逮逮 (dìdì)

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