抓挠 抓撓
抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄋㄠ zaau2 naau4
- to scratch
- to mess about with
- to quarrel
- to scramble to do
- sb or sth that one can rely on
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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])
挠 撓
- 阻挠 阻撓 zǔ náo ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄠˊ zo2 naau4 to thwart
- 屈挠 屈撓 qū náo ㄑㄩ ㄋㄠˊ wat1 naau4 to surrender
- 干挠 干撓 gān náo ㄍㄢ ㄋㄠˊ gon1 naau4 variant of 干扰, to interfere
- 挠败 撓敗 náo bài ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄞˋ naau4 baai6 defeated
- 挠曲 撓曲 náo qū ㄋㄠˊ ㄑㄩ naau4 kuk1 to bend
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- 挠率 撓率 náo lǜ ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄩˋ naau4 leot6 the torsion (of a space curve)
- 挠裂 撓裂 náo liè ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ naau4 lit6 split due to repeated folding
- 挠钩 撓鉤 náo gōu ㄋㄠˊ ㄍㄡ naau4 ngau1 iron hook at the end a long pole
- 挠头 撓頭 náo tóu ㄋㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ naau4 tau4 tricky
- 挠痒痒 撓癢癢 náo yǎng yang ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ naau4 joeng5 joeng5 to tickle
- 痒痒挠 癢癢撓 yǎng yang náo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ ㄋㄠˊ joeng5 joeng5 naau4 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
- 不屈不挠 不屈不撓 bù qū bù náo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4 unyielding
- 抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi ㄓㄨㄚ ㄦˇ ㄋㄠˊ ㄙㄞ zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)