抓

To grab in Chinese: 抓 (zhuā)

zhuā

to grab

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grab
  2. 2to catch
  3. 3to arrest
  4. 4to snatch
  5. 5to scratch

Stroke order

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抓

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄚ

zhuā

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他一把抓起帽子就跑出去了。

    tā yì bǎ zhuā qǐ mào zi jiù pǎo chū qù le。

    He grabbed his hat and ran out.

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Related words

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

to keep a firm grip on

抓住

zhuā zhù

to grab hold of

专题

zhuān tí

specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)

转

zhuǎn

to turn

追

zhuī

to chase

准

zhǔn

to allow

自身

zì shēn

itself

自主

zì zhǔ

independent

子女

zǐ nǚ

children

总

zǒng

general

足够

zú gòu

enough

足球

zú qiú

soccer ball

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HSK 3.0 Level 3 vocabulary list

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