抓 - zhuā - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
7 strokes
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抓

zhuā

Definition

to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch
to grasp

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

抓举

zhuā jǔ

snatch (weightlifting technique)

抓伤

zhuā shāng

to injure by scratching or clawing

抓住

zhuā zhù

to grab; to catch; to grasp; to capture

grip

to catch sb in the act

抓去

zhuā qù

to arrest and take away

to seize

grip on the road; roadholding

抓奸

zhuā jiān

to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

抓嫖

zhuā piáo

(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients

抓手

zhuā shǒu

starting point; mechanical hand; gripper

抓拍

zhuā pāi

to capture (an image); to snap (a photo)

抓挠

zhuā nao

to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth that one can rely on

to seize; to capture

to blow one's top; to be driven mad; to become frantic

to scratch an itch

to be caught unprepared

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

to grasp (firmly); to hold (tight); to grab; hurry; to rush in; to pay special attention (to); to make the most (of)

抓药

zhuā yào

to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)

to arrest

to catch a thief

to arrest

to draw straws

pilau; pilaf; a type of food popular among Muslims

抓功夫

zhuā gōng fu

to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time; (also 抓工夫)

traction

kids' game involving throwing and grabbing

抓工夫

zhuā gōng fu

to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time; (also 抓功夫)

抓辫子

zhuā biàn zi

to grab sb by the pigtail; to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

抓取程序

zhuā qǔ chéng xù

spider or crawler bot (Internet)

抓紧学习

zhuā jǐn xué xí

to concentrate on studying hard

抓紧时间

zhuā jǐn shí jiān

to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment

乱抓

luàn zhuā

to claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately

to improvise

to attempt all tasks at once; to manage every detail regardless of its importance

猫抓病

māo zhuā bìng

cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever

手抓羊肉

shǒu zhuā yáng ròu

hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

枷带锁抓

jiā dài suǒ zhuā

in stocks; in fetter for punishment

一抓一大把

yī zhuā yī dà bǎ

a dime a dozen; a great deal of

头发胡子一把抓

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

眉毛胡子一把抓

méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

careless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task

Idioms (1)

抓耳挠腮

zhuā ěr náo sāi

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

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