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  *抓* | 抓* | *抓
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
HSK 3
to grab hold of; to capture
HSK 3
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
to catch sb out
(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
to seize / to capture
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
to seize
starting point / mechanical hand / gripper
to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo)
to be in charge of / to concentrate on
to arrest
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
to arrest
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
to draw straws
to arrest and take away
(Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
to be caught unprepared
flaky scallion pancake (made with dough, not batter)
snatch (weightlifting technique)
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
(coll.) (loanword) drama; dramatic; exaggerated
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
to catch sb in the act / (computing) to capture data packets
to injure by scratching or clawing
fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
grip on the road / roadholding
to scratch an itch
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.)
to improvise
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) / pilau
(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
variant of 飛撾|飞挝
to scratch an itch
to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
careless / any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
traction
cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to claw wildly / to scratch frantically / to arrest people indiscriminately
fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
grip
kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
to concentrate on studying hard
to catch a thief
Xinjiang-style pilaf, made with lamb
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all


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