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抓 zhuā

to grab; to catch; to arrest

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌爪 ⿰扌爪

Memory hint: A hand 扌 with claws 爪; 爪 also provides the pronunciation

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Example sentences with 抓

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  1. 猫抓住了一只老鼠。
    Māo zhuāzhùle yì zhī lǎoshǔ.
    The cat caught a mouse.
    cat catch-hold-(particle) one (measure) mouse
  2. 警察抓到小偷了吗？
    Jǐngchá zhuādào xiǎotōu le ma?
    Did the police catch the thief?
    police catch-arrive thief (particle) (question)
  3. 请抓紧时间完成作业。
    Qǐng zhuājǐn shíjiān wánchéng zuòyè.
    Please hurry up and finish the homework.
    please grasp-firm time finish homework
  4. 他没有抓住这次机会。
    Tā méiyǒu zhuāzhù zhè cì jīhuì.
    He didn't seize this opportunity.
    he not-have catch-hold this time opportunity
  5. 昨晚，警察在车站抓住了那个小偷。
    Zuówǎn, jǐngchá zài chēzhàn zhuāzhùle nàge xiǎotōu.
    Last night, the police caught that thief at the station.
    last-night, police at station catch-hold-(particle) that thief

Words with 抓 (2)