to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to grab hold of / to capture
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
to seize / to capture
to arrest
to arrest
to capture (an image) / to snap (a photo)
to injure by scratching or clawing
grip
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
to catch sb in the act / (computing) to capture data packets
to arrest and take away
to seize
custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
grip on the road / roadholding
traction
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
claw machine
(of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
kids' game involving throwing and grabbing
to catch sb out
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
handhold / handle / mechanical hand / gripper / (fig.) focus of effort / means of achieving an objective
to scratch an itch
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on
(coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc) / to tear one's hair out / to freak out (from Taiwanese 掠狂, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kông])
(Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
to scratch an itch
to be caught unprepared
to concentrate on studying hard
to waste no time in (doing sth) / to hurry up
(of a song or tune) catchy
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
snatch (weightlifting technique)
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
to catch a thief
to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27