Learn 抓 (zhuā) — HSK 3.0 Level 5

抓(zhuā)

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Translation

(v.) grab, clutch; master, grasp; scratch; pay special attention to; take charge of; control, attract; arrest

Radical

手扌(shǒu) hand

Simplified 抓

Traditional 抓

Strokes count 7

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Synonyms 34

(v.) pull, drag, tug | (v.) to transport by vehicle; to organize or move troops; to press-gang | (v.) to play (bowed string instrument); (table tennis) to lift | (v.) (can be metaphorical) to drag out, spin out; owe, be in arrears (with) | (v.) (dialect) to bring up; to help out; (spoken) to chitchat | (v.) to involve, drag in; to solicit, canvass; (spoken) empty the bowels | (v.) slit, make a cut, slash | (char.) used in 半拉

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Examples of use 11

抓(zhuā) 紧(jǐn)

(v.) grasp firmly, seize the hour, pay close attention to

谁(shuí) 能(néng) 够(gòu) 及(jí) 早(zǎo) 抓(zhuā) 住(zhù) 机(jī) 会(huì) ，(,) 谁(shuí) 就(jiù) 赢(yíng) 得(dé) 了(le) 机(jī) 遇(yù) 。(.)

Whoever can seize the opportunity early will win the opportunity.

抓(zhuā) 耳(ěr) 挠(náo) 腮(sāi)

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

狠(hěn) 抓(zhuā) 生(shēng) 产(chǎn) 安(ān) 全(quán)

once make up one's mind, once make a painful decision, once harden one's heart

那(nà) 个(gè) 小(xiǎo) 偷(tōu) 被(bèi) 警(jǐng) 察(chá) 抓(zhuā) 住(zhù) 了(le) 。(.)

That thief has been caught by the police.

快(kuài) 考(kǎo) 试(shì) 了(le,) ，(wǒ) 我(yào) 要(zhuā) 抓(jǐn) 紧(shí) 时(jiān) 间(wēn) 温(xí) 习(yīng) 英(yǔ) 语() 。()

The exam is coming soon. I will spend all my time reviewing English.

警(jǐng) 方(fāng) 正(zhèng) 在(zài) 忙(máng) 着(zhe) 抓(zhuā) 逃(táo) 犯(fàn) 。(.)

The police are on the run to catch the fugitive.

我(wǒ) 们(men) 要(yào) 抓(zhuā) 住(zhù) 每(měi) 次(cì) 成(chéng) 功(gōng) 的(de) 机(jī) 遇(yù) 。(.)

We should grasp every opportunity to success.

抓(zhuā) 住(zhù) 青(qīng) 春(chūn) 的(de) 尾(wěi) 巴(ba)

grip the last moment of youth

抓(zhuā) 小(xiǎo) 偷(tōu)

He was taken away as a slave.

抓(zhuā) 烂(làn)

to grasp the eyebrows and the beard all at once-- try to attend to big and small matters all at once

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