| 擒 | [ qín ] to capture |
| 擒人節 | [ qín rén jié ] (jocularly) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day |
| 擒獲 | [ qín huò ] to apprehend, to capture, to seize |
| 擒賊擒王 | [ qín zeí qín wáng ] to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom) |
| ⇒ 就擒 | [ jiù qín ] to be taken prisoner |
| ⇒ 手到擒來 | [ shoǔ daò qín laí ] stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy |
| ⇒ 擒賊擒王 | [ qín zeí qín wáng ] to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom) |
| ⇒ 束手就擒 | [ shù shoǔ jiù qín ] hands tied and waiting to be captured |
| ⇒ 欲擒故縱 | [ yù qín gù zòng ] In order to capture, one must let loose., to loosen the reins only to grasp them better |
| ⇒ 生擒 | [ shēng qín ] to capture alive |
