抓取 zhuā qǔ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˇ zaau2 ceoi2
- to seize
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抓
- 抓住 zhuā zhù ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ zaau2 zyu6 to grab hold of; to capture
- 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ zaa1 gan2 to keep a firm grip on
- 主抓 zhǔ zhuā ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄚ zyu2 zaau2 to be in charge of
- 乱抓 亂抓 luàn zhuā ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄚ lyun6 zaau2 to claw wildly
- 抓伤 抓傷 zhuā shāng ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄤ zaau2 soeng1 to injure by scratching or clawing
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- 抓力 zhuā lì ㄓㄨㄚ ㄌㄧˋ zaau2 lik6 grip
- 抓包 zhuā bāo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄅㄠ zaau2 baau1 to catch sb in the act
- 抓去 zhuā qù ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˋ zaau2 heoi3 to arrest and take away
- 抓周 zhuā zhōu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄡ zaau2 zau1 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.)
- 抓哏 zhuā gén ㄓㄨㄚ ㄍㄣˊ (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
- 抓地 zhuā dì ㄓㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ zaau2 dei6 grip on the road
- 抓奸 抓姦 zhuā jiān ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄢ zaau2 gaan1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
- 抓嫖 zhuā piáo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˊ zaau2 piu4 (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
- 抓手 zhuā shǒu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ zaau2 sau2 starting point
- 抓拍 zhuā pāi ㄓㄨㄚ ㄆㄞ zaau2 paak3 to capture (an image)
- 抓捕 zhuā bǔ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˇ zaau2 bou6 to seize
- 抓搔 zhuā sāo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄙㄠ zaau2 sou1 to scratch an itch
- 抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄋㄠ zaau2 naau4 to scratch
- 抓狂 zhuā kuáng ㄓㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄤˊ zaau2 kwong4 (Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
- 抓猴 zhuā hóu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄏㄡˊ (Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
Idioms with these characters
- 标新取异 標新取異 biāo xīn qǔ yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ceoi2 ji6 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
- 断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 (idiom) to quote out of context
- 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū ㄍㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩ gok3 ceoi2 so2 seoi1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
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- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ nong4 zung1 ceoi2 mat6 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)