Meaning
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch
Chinese: 抓住、抓取;也表示抓紧、逮捕。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhua” becomes a different word in each tone. 抓 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture
- 抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
- 抓地zhuā dìgrip on the road; roadholding
- 抓去zhuā qùto arrest and take away
- 现抓xiàn zhuāto improvise
Example Sentence
他用力抓住了绳子。Tā yòng lì zhuā zhù le shéng zi.He grabbed the rope firmly.
他用Tā yòngother use力lìpower抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of了le(completed action)绳子shéng zicord。