抓手 zhuā shǒu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ zaau2 sau2
- starting point
- mechanical hand
- gripper
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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])
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions