"抓" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 抓

zhuā
Radical
(4 traits)
Number of strokes
7
Structure
gauche et droite
HSK
HSK 5
Cangjie
QHLO 手竹中人
Sijiao
5203.0
Wubi
RRHY
GB 2312
D7A5
Big5
A7EC
Unicode
U+6293

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of / to capture syn
抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn
抓获 抓獲 zhuā huò to arrest syn
抓拍 zhuā pāi to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo)
抓取 zhuā qǔ to seize
抓捕 zhuā bǔ to seize / to capture syn
抓去 zhuā qù to arrest and take away
抓走 zhuā zǒu to arrest syn
抓手 zhuā shǒu starting point / mechanical hand / gripper syn
抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéi to catch a thief
抓伤 抓傷 zhuā shāng to injure by scratching or clawing
抓药 抓藥 zhuā yào to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine) syn
抓阄 抓鬮 zhuā jiū to draw straws
抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on syn
抓痒 抓癢 zhuā yǎng to scratch an itch syn
抓举 抓舉 zhuā jǔ snatch (weightlifting technique)
抓斗 抓鬥 grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper
抓瞎 zhuā xiā to be caught unprepared syn
抓周 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.)
抓钩 抓鉤 grapnel
抓包 zhuā bāo to catch sb in the act / (computing) to capture data packets
抓饼 抓餅 zhuā bǐng fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
抓地 zhuā dì grip on the road / roadholding
抓饭 抓飯 zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
抓哏 zhuā gén (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
抓猴 zhuā hóu (Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
抓奸 抓姦 zhuā jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
抓狂 zhuā kuáng to blow one's top / to be driven mad / to become frantic
抓力 zhuā lì grip
抓马 抓馬 zhuā mǎ (coll.) (loanword) drama / dramatic
抓嫖 zhuā piáo (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
抓搔 zhuā sāo to scratch an itch
抓辫子 抓辮子 zhuā biàn zi to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings syn
抓地力 zhuā dì lì traction
抓功夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
抓工夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
抓子儿 抓子兒 zhuā zǐ r kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
抓紧时间 抓緊時間 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to waste no time in (doing sth) / to hurry up
抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) syn
抓大放小 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
抓大放小 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
抓紧学习 抓緊學習 zhuā jǐn xué xí to concentrate on studying hard
抓力跑法 zhuā lì pǎo fǎ to grip the road (in car racing)
抓拿归案 抓拿歸案 zhuā ná guī àn bring to justice
抓取程序 zhuā qǔ chéng xù spider or crawler bot (Internet)
抓升装置 zhuā shēng zhuāng zhì grapple
抓小辫子 抓小辮子 zhuā xiǎo biàn zi to catch sb out
抓爪系统 zhuā zhuǎ xì tǒng gripper system
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
主抓 zhǔ zhuā to be in charge of / to concentrate on
飞抓 飛抓 fēi zhuā variant of 飛撾|飞挝[fei1zhua1]
乱抓 亂抓 luàn zhuā to claw wildly / to scratch frantically / to arrest people indiscriminately
现抓 現抓 xiàn zhuā to improvise
一把抓 yī bǎ zhuā to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
油抓锯 油抓鋸 grapple saw
葱抓饼 蔥抓餅 cōng zhuā bǐng flaky scallion pancake (made with dough, not batter)
猫抓病 貓抓病 māo zhuā bìng cat scratch disease / cat scratch fever
手抓饼 手抓餅 shǒu zhuā bǐng fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
手抓饭 手抓飯 shǒu zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
枷带锁抓 枷帶鎖抓 jiā dài suǒ zhuā in stocks / in fetter for punishment
抛射抓钩 pāo shè zhuā gōu launched grapnel hook
手抓羊肉 shǒu zhuā yáng ròu hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

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