抓住

Chinese

		to grab; to catch; to arrest to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch	to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
trad. (抓住)		抓	住
simp. #(抓住)		抓	住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuāzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau² zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuāzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuajhù
    • Wade–Giles: chua¹-chu⁴
    • Yale: jwā-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juajuh
    • Palladius: чжуачжу (čžuačžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau² zyu⁶
    • Yale: jáau jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau² dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao² ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːu̯³⁵ t͡syː²²/

Verb

抓住

1. (literally) to clutch; to grip tightly; to seize; to grab

   他一回來就抓住他。 [MSC, trad.]
   他一回来就抓住他。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yī huílái jiù zhuāzhù tā. [Pinyin]

   Grab him as soon as he comes back.

2. (figuratively) to seize; to rush (to get something done)

   抓住機遇／抓住机遇  ―  zhuāzhù jīyù  ―  to seize opportunities

Synonyms

• (to clutch): 抓緊／抓紧 (zhuājǐn)
• (to seize): 抓緊／抓紧 (zhuājǐn)