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.)
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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
- 抓取 zhuā qǔ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˇ zaau2 ceoi2 to seize
- 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])
周
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 下周 下週 xià zhōu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ haa6 zau1 next week
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 周围 周圍 zhōu wéi ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ zau1 wai4 environs; surroundings; periphery
- 周密 zhōu mì ㄓㄡ ㄇㄧˋ zau1 mat6 careful; thorough; meticulous
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- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 周详 周詳 zhōu xiáng ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zau1 coeng4 meticulous
- 周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zau1 zyun2 to rotate
- 周游 周遊 zhōu yóu ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ zau1 jau4 to travel around
- 周边 周邊 zhōu biān ㄓㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ zau1 bin1 periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 周年 週年 zhōu nián ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zau1 nin4 anniversary
- 周期 週期 zhōu qī ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧ zau1 kei4 period
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 一周 yī zhōu ㄧ ㄓㄡ jat1 zau1 one week
- 不周 bù zhōu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡ bat1 zau1 not satisfactory
- 兆周 zhào zhōu ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ siu6 zau1 megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
Idioms with these characters
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 周游列国 周遊列國 zhōu yóu liè guó ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations