抓贼 Chinese English dictionary 抓贼 translate 抓贼 pinyin

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抓贼

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
抓贼 zhuāzéi	抓贼 \| 抓贼* \| *抓贼	to catch a thief	抓賊

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
抓	抓 \| 抓* \| *抓	7画手扌 + 4	zhuā, zhāo	scratch; clutch, seize, grab	zaau2	5203.0 QHLO


贼	贼 \| 贼* \| *贼	10画贝 + 6	zéi, zé	thief, traitor; kill	caak6	賊 7385 BOIJ

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
抓贼 zhuāzéi	抓贼 \| 抓贼* \| *抓贼	to catch a thief


抓 zhuā	抓 \| 抓* \| *抓	to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch


贼　zéi	贼 \| 贼* \| *贼	thief; robber / (bound form) traitor; subversive / (bound form) evil; wicked / sly; shifty; devious / (literary) to harm; to injure / (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)