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zhuā
v. grab, clutch; master, grasp; scratch; pay special attention to; take charge of; control, attract; arrest
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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[v] hold, take; capture; have a firm grasp of; pretend; receive; drive sb into a corner
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nà gè xiǎo tōu bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le .
phr. That thief has been caught by the police.
zhuā jǐn
v. grasp firmly, seize the hour, pay close attention to
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kuài kǎo shì le, wǒ yào zhuā jǐn shí jiān wēn xí yīng yǔ
phr. The exam is coming soon. I will spend all my time reviewing English.
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jǐng fāng zhèng zài máng zhe zhuā táo fàn .
phr. The police are on the run to catch the fugitive.
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wǒ men yào zhuā zhù měi cì chéng gōng de jī yù .
phr. We should grasp every opportunity to success.
zhuā ěr náo sāi
idiom. scratch one's ears and cheeks in embarrassment
zhuā zhù qīng chūn de wěi ba
phr. grip the last moment of youth
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tā bèi zhuā qù dāng nú lì
phr. He was taken away as a slave.
zhuā xiǎo tōu
phr. catch the thief
méi mao hú zi yì bǎ zhuā
idiom. to grasp the eyebrows and the beard all at once-- try to attend to big and small matters all at once
hěn zhuā shēng chǎn ān quán
phr. make great efforts to ensure safety in production
zhuā làn
phr. to scratch or to claw sth into shreds or pieces