"抓" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Strokes 4
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Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 扌爪
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Mandarin zhuā
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Pinyin zhua1
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手竹中人
Sijiao 5203.0
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Level 5
 zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
Results beginning with 抓
 zhuā zhù to grab hold of / to capture
 zhuā jǐn to grasp firmly / to pay special attention to / to rush in / to make the most of
 zhuā huò to arrest
 zhuā pāi to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo)
 zhuā qǔ to seize
 zhuā bǔ to seize / to capture
 zhuā qù to arrest and take away
 zhuā zǒu to arrest
 zhuā shǒu starting point / mechanical hand / gripper
 zhuā zéi to catch a thief
 zhuā shāng to injure by scratching or clawing
 zhuā yào to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
 zhuā jiū to draw straws
 zhuā nao to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
 zhuā yǎng to scratch an itch
 zhuā jǔ snatch (weightlifting technique)
  grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper
 zhuā xiā to be caught unprepared
 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
  grapnel
 zhuā bāo to catch sb in the act
 zhuā dì grip on the road / roadholding
 zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
 zhuā gén (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
 zhuā hóu (Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
 zhuā jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
 zhuā kuáng to blow one's top / to be driven mad / to become frantic
 zhuā lì grip
 zhuā piáo (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
 zhuā sāo to scratch an itch
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 zhuā biàn zi to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
 zhuā dì lì traction
 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
 zhuā zǐ r kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to snatch time / to rush / to hurry (up) / to seize the moment
 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
 zhuā dà fàng xiǎo (PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
 zhuā jǐn xué xí to concentrate on studying hard
 zhuā lì pǎo fǎ to grip the road (in car racing)
 zhuā ná guī àn bring to justice
 zhuā qǔ chéng xù spider or crawler bot (Internet)
 zhuā shēng zhuāng zhì grapple
 zhuā xiǎo biàn zi to catch sb out
 zhuā zhuǎ xì tǒng gripper system
 zhuā zhù quán qiú jī yù lián méng tǐ Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities Corporation / ATHGO International
Approximate Results for 抓
 zhǔ zhuā to be in charge of / to concentrate on
 luàn zhuā to claw wildly / to scratch frantically / to arrest people indiscriminately
 xiàn zhuā to improvise
 yī bǎ zhuā to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
  grapple saw
 māo zhuā bìng cat scratch disease / cat scratch fever
 shǒu zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
 jiā dài suǒ zhuā in stocks / in fetter for punishment
 pāo shè zhuā gōu launched grapnel hook
 shǒu zhuā yáng ròu hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
 Xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fàn Xinjiang lamb rice
 yī zhuā yī dà bǎ to be a dime a dozen / easy to come by
 méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
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