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抓

zhuā

HSK 5 Character

What 抓 means

1. to grab
2. to catch
3. to arrest
4. to snatch
5. to scratch

Example sentences

• 抓住。
  Grab it.
• 抓贼啊！
  Zhuāzéi ā!
  Grab the thief!
• 抓住他。
  Grab him.
• 抓到了。
  Captured.
• 抓住绳子。
  Grab a hold of the rope.
• 抓到你了!
  Gotcha!

Words starting with 抓

• 抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
• 抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
• 抓捕zhuā bǔto seize; to capture
• 抓获zhuā huòto arrest
• 抓走zhuā zǒuto arrest
• 抓去zhuā qùto arrest and take away
• 抓拍zhuā pāito capture (an image); to snap (a photo)
• 抓贼zhuā zéito catch a thief
• 抓阄zhuā jiūto draw straws
• 抓伤zhuā shāngto injure by scratching or clawing
• 抓力zhuā lìgrip
• 抓包zhuā bāoto catch sb in the act; (computing) to capture data packets
• 抓取zhuā qǔto seize
• 抓周zhuā zhōucustom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on…
• 抓地zhuā dìgrip on the road; roadholding
• 抓手zhuā shǒustarting point; mechanical hand; gripper
• 抓耳zhuā ěr(of a song or tune) catchy
• 抓举zhuā jǔsnatch (weightlifting technique)
• 抓药zhuā yàoto make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
• 抓饭zhuā fànpilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
• 抓马zhuā mǎ(colloquial; loanword) drama; dramatic; exaggerated
• 抓功夫zhuā gōng futo maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time
• 抓地力zhuā dì lìtraction
• 抓子儿zhuā zǐ rkids' game involving throwing and grabbing

Words containing 抓

• 主抓zhǔ zhuāto be in charge of; to concentrate on
• 乱抓luàn zhuāto claw wildly; to scratch frantically; to arrest people indiscriminately
• 现抓xiàn zhuāto improvise
• 手抓饭shǒu zhuā fànpilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang); pilau
• 新疆手抓饭Xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fànXinjiang-style pilaf, made with lamb
• 手抓羊肉shǒu zhuā yáng ròuhand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
• 猫抓病māo zhuā bìngcat scratch disease; cat scratch fever
• 手抓饼shǒu zhuā bǐngfluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
• 葱抓饼cōng zhuā bǐngflaky scallion pancake (made with dough, not batter)
• 一把抓yī bǎ zhuāto attempt all tasks at once; to manage every detail regardless of its importance
• 一抓一大把yī zhuā yī dà bǎ(colloquial) to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
• 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…
• 飞抓fēi zhuāvariant of 飞挝

Characters that look like 抓

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 坏huàibad; spoiled; broken
• 抵dǐto press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to…
• 杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
• 拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
• 狐húfox
• 枉wǎngto twist; crooked; unjust

Sounds the same

Read zhuā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 髽dress the hair
• 挝ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw; old variant of 抓; to strike; to beat