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一把抓

yī bǎ zhuā

3-character word

What 一把抓 means

1. to attempt all tasks at once
2. to manage every detail regardless of its importance

The characters in 一把抓

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar
• 抓zhuāto grab; to catch; to arrest

Example sentences

• 恶魔一把抓住了我的妹妹，一边狰狞地狂笑着，一边把她丢进了一个无底洞里。
  èmó yībǎzhuā zhù le wǒ de mèimei, yībiān zhēngníng de kuángxiào zhe, yībiān bǎ tā diū jìn le yī gè wúdǐdòng lǐ.
  The demon grabbed my sister and, with howling laughter, cast her into a bottomless pit.

Words containing 一把抓

• 眉毛胡子一把抓méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuācareless; any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
• 头发胡子一把抓tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuālit. hair and beard all in one stroke; fig. to handle different things by the same…