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


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