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抓紧

zhuā jǐn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 抓緊

抓紧 (zhuā jǐn) means "to grasp firmly; to hurry up and do something". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 抓紧 means

1. to keep a firm grip on
2. to pay close attention to
3. to lose no time in (doing sth)

The characters in 抓紧

• 抓zhuāto grab; to catch; to arrest
• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand

Example sentences

• 请抓紧时间。
  Qǐng zhuājǐn shíjiān.
  Please hurry.
• 那个溺水的男人抓紧了绳子。
  Nàge nìshuǐ de nánrén zhuājǐn le shéngzi.
  The drowning man grasped at the rope.
• 如果你抓紧，你还能赶上火车。
  Rúguǒ nǐ zhuājǐn, nǐ hái néng gǎnshàng huǒchē.
  If you hurry you can still make the train.
• 她抓紧时间地阅读一本畅销小说。
  Tā zhuājǐnshíjiān de yuèdú yī běn chàngxiāo xiǎoshuō.
  She lost no time in reading a best-selling novel.
• 如果你不抓紧的话，你就会赶不上火车。
  Rúguǒ nǐ bù zhuājǐn dehuà, nǐ jiù huì gǎnbùshàng huǒchē.
  If you don't hurry, you'll miss the train.
• 任何境遇都是宇宙给你的机会，假如你懂得利用、抓紧它。它将是你一生的财富。假如你遗漏、放弃或者没有做出积极的响应，宇宙会让这次机会在下一个时间、地点，和其他人重新来过。但在其中，你失去的是最宝贵的时间！知错就改，把握当下；在合适的尺度下，能跳就跳吧，能唱就唱吧，能疯就疯吧，能闹就闹吧。
  Every situation is an opportunity given to you by the universe. If you know how to make the most out of that situation, do it. It will be a wealth that lasts you a lifetime. If you missed out, gave up, or didn't even attempt to take advantage of the opportunity, the universe will set this chance aside for the next person, in a different time and place. But what's most important is that you lost precious time. Understand what you did wrong, and control the present. Then with proper restraint, if you can dance, dance. If you can sing, sing. If you can be wild, be wild. If you can be lively, be lively.

Words starting with 抓紧

• 抓紧学习zhuā jǐn xué xíto concentrate on studying hard
• 抓紧时间zhuā jǐn shí jiānto waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up

Where 抓紧 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Mastery, Weights & Gripping (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhuā jǐn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.