抓
住

To grab hold of in Chinese: 抓住 (zhuā zhù)

zhuā zhù

to grab hold of

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grab hold of; to capture

Stroke order

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抓
住

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄚ

zhuā

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄓㄨˋ

zhù

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 你一定要抓住这次机会。

    nǐ yí dìng yào zhuā zhù zhè cì jī huì。

    You must seize this opportunity.

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Related words

住

zhù

to live

抓

zhuā

to grab

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

to keep a firm grip on

记住

jì zhu

to remember

站住

zhàn zhù

to stand

住房

zhù fáng

housing

住院

zhù yuàn

to be in hospital

居住

jū zhù

to reside

住宅

zhù zhái

residence

住处

zhù chù

residence

住户

zhù hù

household

住宿

zhù sù

to stay at

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