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HSK
to grab hold of; to capture
HSK 3
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  *抓* | 抓* | *抓
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
HSK 3
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
(coll.) (loanword) drama; dramatic; exaggerated
to arrest and take away
to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo)
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
(Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
to arrest
to catch sb out
to concentrate on studying hard
to catch a thief
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
to arrest
starting point / mechanical hand / gripper
to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up
snatch (weightlifting technique)
claw machine
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
to draw straws
(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
to scratch an itch
to scratch an itch
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
to be caught unprepared
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
to injure by scratching or clawing
to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
grip
to seize
to seize / to capture
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
traction
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
grip on the road / roadholding
to catch sb in the act / (computing) to capture data packets
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
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.)
kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)


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