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Jyutping zaau2
Pinyin zhuā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch/to take charge of/to control
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞

    to claw; to scratch
    • 隻貓抓損咗我隻手。
      只猫抓损咗我只手。
      zek3 maau1 zaau2 syun2 zo2 ngo5 zek3 sau2
      The cat clawed my hand and injured it.
  2. 動詞
    捉實​啲​嘢
    to grab hold of something tightly
    • 抓緊機會
      抓紧机会
      zaau2 gan2 gei1 wui6
      to cherish an opportunity; literal meaning: to grab hold of an opportunity tightly
    • 抓緊你手
      抓紧你手
      zaau2 gan2 nei5 sau2
      to grab hold of your hand tightly
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to catch; to capture
  2. character
    to scratch (with nails, claws, etc.)
  3. character
    to attract (the attention of someone or something); to entice; to allure; to draw; to fascinate; to appeal to
  4. character
    to be responsible for; to be in charge of
    (syn.) 主管
    • 狠抓產品質量
      狠抓产品质量
      hěn zhuā chǎn pǐn zhì liàng
      to strengthen quality control of products
  5. character
    to arrest
    (syn.) 俘虏, 拘捕, 被捕, 抓获, 访拿, 踩缉, 抓獲, 拿獲, 缉捕, 捉拿, 查获, 訪緝, 追击, 追缉, 攝, 追拿, 捕捉, 缉拿, 查獲, 緝捕, 俘虜, 被逮, 捕获, 踩緝, 追捕, 擒获, 缉获, 逮捕, 訪拿, 俘获, 跴缉, 巡捕, 搏, 拿获, 緝拿, 擒獲, 捉, 俘獲, 追擊, 追緝, 跴緝, 追索, 緝獲, 访缉, 擒拿, 捕獲, 囚俘, 摄, 搜捕
  6. character
    to grab
    (syn.) 抄
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. scratch
  2. clutch, seize, grab
  3. Cangjie Input
    QHLO
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 纏繞 – 缠绕
  2. 捆扎
  3. 捆綁 – 捆绑
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #943
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #292
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #389
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​抓​」​這個​字​的​意思​,​顧名思義​與​手​有關​,​通常​指​用​手指​取物​,​如​抓住​、​抓緊​;​或用​指甲​、​爪子​在​物體​身上​劃​,​如​抓癢​、​抓耳撓腮​;​或​指​捉拿​追捕​,​如​:​抓小偷​;​貨​表示​掌握​、​把握​的​意思​,​如​:​抓​重點​;​或​指​吸引​、​掌握​,​如​抓住​讀者​的​情緒​。​
    ​在​大陸​,​「​抓​」​這個​字​另​有​特殊​意思​,​指​集中​注意力​從事​某​一項​事務​,​或​形容​著重​指導​,​如​:​好好​讀書​,​把​各科​成績​抓上去​。

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Jyutping zaa1
Pinyin zhuā

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch/to take charge of/to control

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Jyutping aau1
Pinyin zhuā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to grab
  2. to catch
  3. to arrest
  4. to snatch
  5. to scratch
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch/to take charge of/to control
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    猫抓住了老鼠。
    貓抓住了老鼠。
    māo zhuā zhù le lǎo shǔ 。
    • The cat caught the rats.
    • The cat caught a mouse.
  2. Mandarin
    一个无辜的人被错抓了。
    一個無辜的人被錯抓了。
    yí gè wú gū de rén bèi cuò zhuā le 。
    • An innocent man was arrested by mistake.
  3. Mandarin
    我没有抓到他演讲的重点。
    我沒有抓到他演講的重點。
    wǒ méi yǒu zhuā dào tā yǎn jiǎng de chóng diǎn 。
    • I didn't get the point of his speech.
  4. Mandarin
    昨天我爸爸抓到了3条鱼。
    昨天我爸爸抓到了3條魚。
    zuó tiān wǒ bà ba zhuā dào liǎo 3 tiáo yú 。
    • My father caught three fish yesterday.
  5. Mandarin
    那个溺水的男人抓紧了绳子。
    那個溺水的男人抓緊了繩子。
    nà ge nì shuǐ de nán rén zhuā jǐn le shéng zi 。
    • The drowning man grasped at the rope.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    举重比赛主要有两种:抓举同挺举。
    舉重比賽主要有兩種:抓舉同挺舉。
    geoi2 cung5 bei2 coi3 zyu2 jiu3 jau5 loeng5 zung2: zaau2 geoi2 tung4 ting5 geoi2.
    • There are two main weightlifting compeitions: snatch, clean and jerk
  2. Cantonese
    只雀械对爪抓实枝树枝。
    隻雀械對爪抓實枝樹枝。
    • The bird used its claws to hold on to the branch.
  3. Cantonese
    只猫抓损咗我只手。
    隻貓抓損咗我隻手。
    zek3 maau1 zaau2 syun2 zo2 ngo5 zek3 sau2
    • The cat clawed my hand and injured it.
  4. Cantonese
    抓紧机会
    抓緊機會
    zaau2 gan2 gei1 wui6
    • to cherish an opportunity; literal meaning: to grab hold of an opportunity tightly
  5. Cantonese
    抓紧你手
    抓緊你手
    zaau2 gan2 nei5 sau2
    • to grab hold of your hand tightly
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    狠抓产品质量
    狠抓產品質量
    hěn zhuā chǎn pǐn zhì liàng
    • to strengthen quality control of products
  2. Mandarin
    抓紧时间!
    抓緊時間!
    zhuā jǐn shí jiān !
    • Get a move on!
  3. Mandarin
    他一回来就抓住他。
    他一回來就抓住他。
    tā yī huí lái jiù zhuā zhù tā .
    • Grab him as soon as he comes back.
  4. Mandarin
    抓紧机会
    抓緊機會
    zhuā jǐn jī huì
    • to seize an opportunity
  5. Mandarin
    抓住机遇
    抓住機遇
    zhuā zhù jī yù
    • to seize opportunities